Moderate alcohol consumption and risk for angina pectoris or myocardial infarction in U.S. Male physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 372-375

  Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a   Glynn, Robert J ^a   Grodstein, Francine ^a   Gaziano, J Michael ^a   Manson, Joann E ^a   Buring, Julie E ^a   Hennekens, Charles H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 15644362947     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00005     Document Type: Article

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