Moderate wine consumption is associated with decreased odds of developing age-related macular degeneration in NHANES-1

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Obisesan, Thomas O ^a,c   Hirsch, Robert ^b   Kosoko, Omofolasade ^a   Carlson, Letitia ^b   Parrott, Marian ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WINE;

EID: 0031963877     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb01005.x     Document Type: Article

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