Description
The purpose of the study is to incorporate data from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey into an alcohol-related health risk algorithm in order to estimate
the national prevalence of at risk drinking among older U.S. adults.
Principal Investigator
Funder
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Start Date
February 09, 2014
Research Topics
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