TY - JOUR PY - 1979// TI - Alcohol and the elderly: a review JO - Health and social work A1 - Mayer, M. J. SP - 128 EP - 143 VL - 4 IS - 4 N2 - Because the older population will increase in the next several decades, the number of elderly alcoholics will grow. The author presents a review of research on alcoholism among the aged and concludes that social workers should focus their future research on identification and diagnosis of elderly alcoholics and effective methods of treatment.

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