Painful Medical Conditions and Alcohol Use: A Prospective Study among Older Adults

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1049-1059

  Brennan, Penny L ^a   Schutte, Kathleen K ^a   Soohoo, Sonya ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking Problems; Older Adults; Pain

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 79960356814     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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