Unhealthy drinking in the Belgian elderly population: Prevalence and associated characteristics

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1069-1075

  Hoeck, Sarah ^a   Van Hal, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84890227148     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks152     Document Type: Article

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