Alcohol for the older person - Friend or foe?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-494

  Chiu, Edmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 51749084183     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn157     Document Type: Editorial

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