U-shaped relation for alcohol consumption and health in early adulthood and implications for mortality

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Volumn 352, Issue 9131, 1998, Pages 877-

  Power, Chris ^a   Rodgers, Bryan ^b   Hope, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 13144253091     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)23937-7     Document Type: Article

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