Alcohol, smoking, coffee and risk of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction in Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1131-1137

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Bertuzzi, Michaela ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   Sorbara, Loredana ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Alcohol; Case control studies; Coffee; Decaffeinated coffee; Risk factors; Smoking; Tea; Wine

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TEA; WINE;

EID: 0036911049     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021276932160     Document Type: Article

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