Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Status of Lifetime Abstainers, Ex-Drinkers, Bingers, and Nonbingers among Baby Boomers and Older Adults

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 637-648

  Choi, Namkee G ^a   Dinitto, Diana M ^a   Marti, C Nathan ^a   Choi, Bryan Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; Baby boomers; health status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; BINGE DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84961391765     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1133645     Document Type: Article

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