Alcohol, hospital admissions, and falls in older adults: A longitudinal evaluation

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 901-912

  Tait, Robert J ^a,b   French, Davina J ^b   Burns, Richard A ^b   Byles, Julie E ^c   Anstey, Kaarin J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

alcohol; falls; hospital admission; longitudinal; older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; SELF REPORT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84876730798     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000173     Document Type: Article

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