Longitudinal analysis of alcohol consumption and health of middle-aged women in Australia

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 424-432

  Powers, Jennifer R ^a   Young, Anne F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking; Longitudinal; Panel studies; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 38849178637     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02101.x     Document Type: Article

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