Alcohol and the elderly: the time to act is now!
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The authors wish to sincerely thank the following individuals who contributed valuable and timely information about alcohol consumption trends and related harms from ten European Union Member States: Hana Sovinova (Czech Republic), Emanuele Scafato and Silvia Ghirini (Italy), Matej Kosir (Slovenia), Salme Ahlström (Finland), Jean Nicol and Matthew Carden (UK), Marcis Trapencieris (Latvia), Gabriele Bartsch and Peter Raiser (Germany), Karin Nilsson-Kelly, Nina Rehn-Mendoza and Mats Ramstedt (Sweden), Jacek Moskalewicz (Poland) and Vicenta Lizarbe (Spain).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of public health
دوره 20 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010