Increased mortality related to heavy alcohol intake pattern

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 379-384

  Laatikainen, T ^a   Manninen, L ^b   Poikolainen, K ^c   Vartiainen, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SMOKING;

FINLAND;

EID: 0037407276     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.5.379     Document Type: Article

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