Should we consider an acceptable drinking level specifically for postmenopausal women? Preliminary findings from the postmenopausal health disparities study

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 469-473

  Gavaler, Judith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTRADIOL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEGRO; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; OKLAHOMA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 24044527500     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh173     Document Type: Article

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