Patterns of alcohol use and misuse among elderly rest home residents in Christchurch

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1126, 2001, Pages 58-61

  Khan, Nadim ^b   Wilkinson, Tim J ^c   Sellman, J Douglas ^c   Graham, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035937136     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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