Average volume of alcohol consumption, patterns of drinking and risk of coronary heart disease - a review

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-20

  Rehm, J ^a,b   Sempos, C T ^c   Trevisan, M ^c  

^a Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; average volume; beverage type; CHD risk; heavy drinking occasions; meals; patterns of drinking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CORONARY DISEASE; EATING; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037292967     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182670301000104     Document Type: Article

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