Moderate drinking and health: Implications of recent evidence

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue APR., 1997, Pages 687-694

  Ashley, Mary Jane ^a   Ferrence, Roberta ^b   Room, Robin ^b   Bondy, Susan ^b   Rehm, Jürgen ^b   Single, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CORONARY DISEASE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 0031110463     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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