Alcohol and coronary heart disease: The evidence for a protective effect

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 246, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 59-76

  Kannel, William B ^a   Ellison, R Curtis ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Atherosclerosis; Cardiomyopathy; Coronary heart disease; Framingham Study; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hypertension; Myocardial infarction; Public health; Stroke; Thrombosis; Wine

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOPSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WINE;

EID: 0029928459     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(96)06227-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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