How much alcohol and how often? Population based case-control study of alcohol consumption and risk of a major coronary event

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7088, 1997, Pages 1159-

  Mcelduff, Patrick ^a   Dobson, Annette J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030887781     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7088.1159     Document Type: Article

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