A population-based study on binge drinking among elderly Brazilian men: Evidence from the Belo Horizonte and Bambuí health surveys

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-123

  Prais, Hugo A C ^a,b   De Loyola Filho, Antônio Ignácio ^a,b   Firmo, Josélia O A ^a,b   Lima Costa, Maria Fernanda ^a,b   Uchoa, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Associated factors; Binge drinking; Elderly; Epidemiology, Brazil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 46849092168     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462008005000008     Document Type: Article

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