Alcohol consumption and myocardial infarction: A case-control study in France and Northern Ireland

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1089-1093

  Marques Vidal, Pedro ^a   Ducimetière, Pierre ^b   Evans, Alun ^c   Cambou, Jean Pierre ^a   Arveiler, Dominique ^d  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d Lab d'Epidemiol et de S Pub   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Alcohol, ethyl; Apolipoproteins; Case control studies; Lipoproteins; Myocardial infarction; Wine

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FRANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FRANCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTHERN IRELAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; WINE;

EID: 0029994158     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008683     Document Type: Article

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