Alcohol consumption and inflammatory markers in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Mukamal, Kenneth J ^a   Cushman, Mary ^b,c   Mittleman, Murray A ^a,d   Tracy, Russell P ^c   Siscovick, David S ^e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cardiovascular Health Study; Inflammatory markers

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 1242328750     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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