Increasing and decreasing alcohol use trajectories among older women in the U.S. across a 10-year interval

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3263-3276

  Bobo, Janet Kay ^a   Greek, April A ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Older women; Risk factors; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052157279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8083263     Document Type: Article

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