2002
The Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review
Reid M, Boutros N, O'Connor P, Cadariu A, Concato J. The Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review. Substance Abuse 2002, 23: 149-164. PMID: 12444348, DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityCognitive impairmentExposure statusFunctional disabilityAlcohol useOlder adultsFunctional impairmentMiddle-aged adult populationParticipants 60 yearsYears of ageEnglish-language studiesExposure-outcome associationsImportant confounding factorsHealth-related effectsEffects of alcoholMagnitude of riskCohort studySubstantial morbidityPercentage of studiesFormer drinkersProspective studyMean ageAlcohol exposureMethodologic qualityOutcome measuresThe Health-Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review
Reid MC, Boutros NN, O'Connor PG, Cadariu A, Concato J. The Health-Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review. Substance Abuse 2002, 23: 149-164. DOI: 10.1023/a:1019896822588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityCognitive impairmentExposure statusFunctional disabilityAlcohol useOlder adultsFunctional impairmentMiddle-aged adult populationParticipants 60 yearsYears of ageEnglish-language studiesExposure-outcome associationsImportant confounding factorsHealth-related effectsEffects of alcoholMagnitude of riskCohort studySubstantial morbidityPercentage of studiesFormer drinkersProspective studyMean ageAlcohol exposureMethodologic qualityOutcome measures
1999
Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Consumption in Primary Care
Reid MC, Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG. Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Consumption in Primary Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 1999, 159: 1681-1689. PMID: 10448769, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.15.1681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care settingAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestMichigan Alcoholism Screening TestAdverse health eventsAlcohol consumptionHarmful drinkingCare settingsHazardous drinkingRecent large prospective studyHealth eventsLarge prospective studiesHarmful alcohol consumptionAlcoholism Screening TestDisorders Identification TestHealth-related effectsAdverse eventsHemorrhagic strokeRandomized trialsProspective studyPrimary careCAGE questionnaireBreast cancerAlcohol abuseTreatment approachesPrevalence estimates