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

• Main Authors: Amanda Villiers-Tuthill (Author), Antoinette Copley (Author), Hannah McGee (Author), Karen Morgan (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...