Directions for unraveling the issue of alcohol and health disparities: Findings from the Postmenopausal Health Disparities Study

Alcohol

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Gavaler, Judith S ^a   Deal, Stephen R ^a   Rosenblum, Elaine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Body mass index; Demographics; Health disparities; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause passage; Multiracial, multiethnic population; Postmenopausal women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 1842473647     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2003.11.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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