Alcohol, hypertension and the cardiovascular system: A critical appraisal

Addiction Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-170

  Puddey, Ian B ^a,b   Beilin, Lawrence J ^a   Rakic, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 0030977762     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556219772705     Document Type: Review

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