Prospective study of alcohol drinking patterns and coronary heart disease in women and men

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7552, 2006, Pages 1244-1247

  Tolstrup, Janne ^a   Jensen, Majken K ^a   Tjønneland, Anne ^b   Overvad, Kim ^c   Mukamal, Kenneth J ^d   Grønbæk, Morten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DENMARK; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CORONARY DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33744992978     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38831.503113.7C     Document Type: Article

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