Open AccessAlcohol Consumption and Health Among Elders
Author(s) -
Ana I. Balsa,
Jenny F. Homer,
Michael F. Fleming,
Michael T. French
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/48.5.622
Subject(s) - binge drinking , environmental health , medicine , observational study , alcohol consumption , occupational safety and health , gerontology , alcohol , multivariate analysis , injury prevention , consumption (sociology) , multivariate statistics , suicide prevention , poison control , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry
This article estimates the effects of alcohol consumption on self-reported overall health status, injuries, heart problems, emergency room use, and hospitalizations among persons older than the age of 65.
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