Alcohol consumption and cognitive performance in the Framingham Heart Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 580-589

  Elias, Penelope K ^a   Elias, Merrill F ^b   D'Agostino, Ralph B ^a   Silbershatz, Halit ^a   Wolf, Philip A ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b University of Maine   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Cardiovascular diseases; Cognition; Men; Risk factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033568789     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010056     Document Type: Article

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