Association of Alcohol Use and Loneliness Frequency among Middle-Aged and Older Adult Drinkers

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 267-284

  Canham, Sarah L ^a   Mauro, Pia M ^b   Kaufmann, Christopher N ^b   Sixsmith, Andrew ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; at risk drinking; binge drinking; loneliness; older adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BINGE DRINKING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONELINESS; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84957617959     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264315589579     Document Type: Article

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