High-risk alcohol consumption and late-life alcohol use problems

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1985-1991

  Moos, Rudolf H ^a,b,c   Brennan, Penny L ^a   Schutte, Kathleen K ^a   Moos, Bernice S ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 3042831259     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.11.1985     Document Type: Review

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