Stressful situations in life, use and abuse of alcohol and drugs by elderly in Monterrey, Mexico Situaciones de la vida estresantes, uso y abuso de alcohol y drogas en adultos mayores de Monterrey, México Situações estressantes de vida, uso e abuso de álcool e drogas em idosos de Monterrey, México

This is a descriptive, qualitative, and correlation study with 112 elderly aged 60 years or older. This study aimed to identify differences in alcohol consumption according to gender and marital status, and differences in the consumption of medical drugs by gender. It also aims to determine differen...

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Main Authors: Bertha Alicia Alonso Castillo, Maria Helena Palucci Marziale, Maria Magdalena Alonso Castillo, Francisco Rafael Guzmán Facundo, Marco Vinicio Gómez Meza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-08-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000700002