The significance of coronary death for the excess mortality in alcohol-dependent men

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 517-526

  Denison, Hans ^a   Berkowicz, Adam ^b   Odén, Anders ^c   Wendestam, Christer ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Statistics Department   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DETOXIFICATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030872298     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008287     Document Type: Article

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