Risk consumption of alcohol among older people - results from a Swedish population study;Riskfylld alkoholkonsumtion bland äldre - Resultat från en svensk befolkningsundersökning

NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-416

  Lindén Boström, Margareta ^a   Persson, Carina ^b   Berglund, Mats ^c  

^a Örebro Läns Landsting   (Sweden)

^b Örebro Läns Landsting   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; AUDIT; Older people; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952222382     PISSN: 14550725     EISSN: 14586126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145507250802600510     Document Type: Article

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