Alcohol and aging: The invisible epidemic

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-180

  Donatelli, Nancy Stephens ^a   Somes, Joan ^b  

^a Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; AGING; AGING, PREMATURE; ALCOHOLISM; CASE REPORT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AGING, PREMATURE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84897632879     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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