Developmental issues in older drinkers' decisions: To drink or not to drink

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 99-118

  Wood, Starr A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Development; Elderly; Erikson; Peck

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LIFE; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS;

EID: 33847360530     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v24n04_07     Document Type: Article

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