Psychotropic drug use and alcohol drinking in community-dwelling older Australian men: The CHAMP study

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 218-222

  Ilomäki, Jenni ^a   Gnjidic, Danijela ^b,c,d,e   Hilmer, Sarah N ^c,d   Le Couteur, David G ^b,d,e   Naganathan, Vasi ^b   Cumming, Robert G ^f   Waite, Louise M ^b,d   Seibel, Markus J ^d,e   Blyth, Fiona M ^b,d   Handelsman, David J ^d,e   Bell, J Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Alcohol drinking; Antidepressive agent; Hypnotics and sedatives; Men

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84874929551     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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