Moderate alcohol consumption in later life: Time for a trial?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1110-1112

  Lang, Iain A ^a   Melzer, David ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; FALLING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS;

EID: 66549088691     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02295.x     Document Type: Editorial

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