Drinking patterns of older adults with chronic medical conditions

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1326-1332

  Ryan, Marian ^a   Merrick, Elizabeth L ^a   Hodgkin, Dominic ^a   Horgan, Constance M ^a   Garnick, Deborah W ^a   Panas, Lee ^a   Ritter, Grant ^a   Blow, Frederic C ^b,c   Saitz, Richard ^d,e  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; At risk drinking; chronic conditions; Medicare beneficiaries; older adults

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENILE DEMENTIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; TEMPERANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885172994     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2409-1     Document Type: Article

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