Alcohol-drinking history and fatal injury in older adults

Alcohol

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-199

  Sorock, Gary S ^a,b   Chen, Li Hui ^c   Gonzalgo, Sheila R ^d   Baker, Susan P ^b  

^a Geriatric Research Services   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Elderly; Fatal; Injury

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34147151012     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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