Alcohol use in later life - Older people's perspectives

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-247

  Ward, Lizzie ^a   Barnes, Marian ^a   Gahagan, Beatrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b AGE UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Biography; Drinking practices; Participatory research; Personal health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881365661     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717791111191171     Document Type: Article

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