Risk drinking behavior among psychotropic drug users in an aging Finnish population: The FinDrink study

Alcohol

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-267

  Ilomäki, Jenni ^a,b   Korhonen, Maarit Jaana ^a,c   Enlund, Hannes ^a   Hartzema, Abraham G ^b   Kauhanen, Jussi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Alcohol consumption; Concomitant use; FinDrink study; Population study; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 44649189078     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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