Patterns of alcohol intake and risk of stroke in middle-aged British men

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1033-1039

  Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Shaper, A Gerald ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol drinking; Great Britain; risk factors; stroke

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030000044     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.6.1033     Document Type: Article

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