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1476552

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
The relationship between alcohol consumption and physical health was examined in a primary health care sample of 366 adults. Unlike many previous studies that relied on static measures of medical diagnoses, the data reported here are repeated assessments of self-reported symptoms and alcohol use over 12 months. The results suggest, first, that drinking patterns in non-alcoholic samples fluctuate over time, and, second, that abstainers who have more prior illnesses or worse current health consistently report the greatest number of physical symptoms. The data highlight the importance of accounting for the health status of abstainers before comparing them with users of alcohol, and suggest that the presence of physical symptoms in addition to objective indices of health (e.g. the need for medication) may play a role in the initiation or maintenance of abstinence.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0735-0414
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
481-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Reports of physical symptoms and alcohol use: findings from a primary health care sample.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Philadelphia 19129.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.