Alcohol consumption and health status in very old veterans

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-43

  Denneson, Lauren M ^a,c   Lasarev, Michael R ^b   Dickinson, Kathryn C ^a   Dobscha, Steven K ^a,c  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; mental health; old age; physical health; veterans

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; VETERAN;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 79951921404     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988710390814     Document Type: Article

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