Moderate alcohol intake and lower risk of coronary heart disease: Meta-analysis of effects on lipids and haemostatic factors

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7224, 1999, Pages 1523-1528

  Rimm, Eric B ^a   Williams, Paige ^c   Fosher, Kerry ^a   Criqui, Michael ^b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN A; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WINE;

EID: 1942419301     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7224.1523     Document Type: Article

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