Alcohol intake and insulin levels. The Normative Aging Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 909-916

  Lazarus, Ross ^a,b   Sparrow, David ^c   Weiss, Scott T ^b,d  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol drinking; coronary disease; insulin; risk factors

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030943915     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009050     Document Type: Article

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