Titre :
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High-risk alcohol consumption and late-life alcohol use problems. (2004)
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Auteurs :
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Rudolf-H MOOS ;
Penny-L BRENNAN ;
MOOS (Bernice-S) : USA. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Palo Alto. CA. ;
Kathleen-K SCHUTTE ;
Center for Health Care Evaluation. Department of Veterans Affairs. Menlo Park. CA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 11, 2004)
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Pagination :
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1985-1991
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Alcoolisme
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Boisson alcoolisée
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Consommation
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Adulte
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Homme
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Recommandation
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Personne âgée
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Complication
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 01R0xIVq. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We used several different guidelines for appropriate alcohol use to identify patterns of high-risk alcohol consumption among older women and men and examined associations between these patterns and late-life alcohol use problems. Methods : A sample of 1291 older adults participated in a survey of alcohol consumption and alcohol use problems and was studied again 10 years later. Results : Depending on the guideline, 23% to 50% of women and 29% to 45% of men engaged in potentially unsafe alcohol use patterns. The likelihood of risky alcohol use declined over the 10 years ; however, the numbers of drinks consumed per week and per day were associated with alcohol use problems at both assessment intervals. Conclusion : Our findings imply that guidelines for alcohol consumption should be no more liberal for older men than for older women.
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