Older adults' health and changes in late-life drinking patterns

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-59

  Moos, Rudolf H ^a,b   Brennan, P L ^a   Schutte, K K ^a   Moos, B S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 12344293381     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860412331323818     Document Type: Review

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