Older adults' health and late-life drinking patterns: A 20-year perspective

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-43

  Moos, Rudolf H ^a   Brennan, Penny L ^a   Schutte, Kathleen K ^a   Moos, Bernice S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Depressive symptoms; Medications; Pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77149174466     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902918264     Document Type: Article

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