Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 108, Issue 1 , Pages 13-20 , 1 April 2010

Late-life and life history predictors of older adults’ high-risk alcohol consumption and drinking problems

Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 4 November 2009 ,Accepted 4 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.005

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 108, Issue 1 , Pages 13-20 , 1 April 2010

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