The relationship of tobacco and alcohol use with ageing self-perceptions in older people in Ireland

The relationship of tobacco and alcohol use with ageing self-perceptions in older people in Ireland

Abstract Background Health behaviour patterns in older groups, including tobacco and alcohol use, are key factors in chronic disease prevention. We explore ageing self-perceptions as motivating factors behind smoking and drinking alcohol in older adults, and the complex reasons why individuals engag...

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Main Authors: Amanda Villiers-Tuthill, Antoinette Copley, Hannah McGee, Karen Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Ageing perceptions
Health behaviours
Smoking
Alcohol
Older people
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3158-y

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