Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Howard, Andrea A ^a,b   Arnsten, Julia H ^a   Gourevitch, Marc N ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742301241     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-6-200403160-00011     Document Type: Review

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