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Alcohol use patterns and trajectories of health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older adults: a 14-year population-based study.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A 14-year multiwave panel design was used to examine relationships between longitudinal alcohol-consumption patterns, especially persistent moderate use, and change in health-related quality of life among middle-aged and older adults. METHOD: A nationally representative sample of 5,404 community-dwelling Canadians ages 50 and older at baseline (1994/1995) was obtained from the longitudinal National Population Health Survey. …

Authors

Kaplan MS; Huguet N; Feeny D; McFarland BH; Caetano R; Bernier J; Giesbrecht N; Oliver L; Ross N

Journal

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 581–590

Publisher

Alcohol Research Documentation

Publication Date

July 2012

DOI

10.15288/jsad.2012.73.581

ISSN

1937-1888