Effects of gender, ethnicity, and medical illness on drinking cessation in older primary care patients

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-84

  Satre, Derek D ^a,b   Areán, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Univ of California San Francisco ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Gender; Older adults; Primary care; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12144251627     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264304272785     Document Type: Article

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