Functional limitations, socioeconomic status, and all-cause mortality in moderate alcohol drinkers

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 955-962

  Lee, Sei J ^a,b,c   Sudore, Rebecca L ^b,c   Williams, Brie A ^b,c   Lindquist, Karla ^c   Chen, Helen L ^b,c   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Function; Risk adjustment; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 66549107697     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02184.x     Document Type: Article

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