Drinking over the lifespan: Focus on older adults

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 115-120

  Barry, Kristen L ^a   Blow, Frederic C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol misuse; Alcohol use and dependence; Elderly; Intervention; Older adult; Screening; Special populations; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DRINKING; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESPAN; SCREENING; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84965131860     PISSN: 21683492     EISSN: 21694796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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