Moderate alcohol consumption and unappreciated risk for alcohol-related harm among ethnically diverse, urban-dwelling elders

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-161

  Masters, Joan A ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; CEFAMANDOLE NAFATE; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTETAN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORPROPAMIDE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DILATRATE; DISULFIRAM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GRISEOFULVIN; ISONIAZID; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; KETOCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; PEDIAZOLE; PHENACETIN; PHENYLBUTAZONE; RIFAMATE; SULFAFURAZOLE; TOLAZAMIDE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AVERSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG FATALITY; ELDERLY CARE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SHOCK; SWEATING; THIRST; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0038726160     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mgn.2003.48     Document Type: Article

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