Alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders among older adults in India: A literature review

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 979-991

  Nadkarni, Abhijit ^a,b,c   Murthy, Pratima ^d   Crome, Ilana B ^e,f   Rao, Rahul ^c,g  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sangath   (India)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^g SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol use disorder; India; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84887465523     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.793653     Document Type: Review

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