Alcohol misuse in older people: Heavy consumption and protean presentations

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1048-1052

  Mehta, Milan M ^a   Moriarty, Kieran J ^a   Proctor, David ^a   Bird, Mary ^a   Darling, Wendy ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRINKING; HEALTH RISK; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; NURSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

BOLTON; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PROTEA;

EID: 33845276557     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.043653     Document Type: Article

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