Unhealthy drinking patterns and receipt of preventive medical services by older adults

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1741-1748

  Merrick, Elizabeth L ^a   Hodgkin, Dominic ^a   Garnick, Deborah W ^a   Horgan, Constance M ^a   Panas, Lee ^a   Ryan, Marian ^a   Saitz, Richard ^b,c   Blow, Frederic C ^d,e  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare beneficiaries; Older adults; Preventive services; Unhealthy drinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; VACCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MEDICARE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56749170733     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0753-3     Document Type: Article

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