Alcohol intake and mortality: Findings from the National Health Interview Surveys (1988 and 1990)

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 651-659

  Liao, Youlian ^a   McGee, Daniel L ^a   Cao, Guichan ^a   Cooper, Richard S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Cohort studies; Mortality; Risk factors; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034174366     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010259     Document Type: Article

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