title: Late-life drinking among women.
abstract: Although alcoholism exists among older people, the number of cases is unknown, and many alcoholics, particularly women, are unidentified. Late-onset alcoholism is a risk condition for older women. Nurses are in a strategic position to recognize this underidentified condition and to assist affected women in understanding what caused them to rely on alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cowart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sutherland
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D016387:Women's Health