Alcohol consumption and acute myocardial infarction: A benefit of alcohol consumed with meals?

Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 767-769

  Augustin, Livia S A ^a,b   Gallus, Silvano ^c   Tavani, Alessandra ^c   Bosetti, Cristina ^c   Negri, Eva ^c   La Vecchia, Carlo ^c,d  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOINSULINEMIA; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WINE;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15744399833     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000142146.36594.9a     Document Type: Article

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