Does recent alcohol consumption reduce the risk of acute myocardial infarction and coronary death in regular drinkers?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 819-824

  Jackson, Rodney ^a   Scragg, Robert ^a   Beaglehole, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Case control studies; Coronary disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026564452     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/136.7.819     Document Type: Article

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