Type of alcohol consumed, changes in intake over time and mortality: The Leisure World Cohort Study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-209

  Paganini Hill, Annlia ^a   Kawas, Claudia H ^b   Corrada, María M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Beer; Elderly; Mortality; Spirits; Wine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 33947431990     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl184     Document Type: Article

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