Patterns of Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk in Northern Ireland and France

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Evans, Alun ^a   Marques Vidal, Pedro ^a   Ducimetière, Pierre ^a   Montaye, Michele ^a   Arveiler, Dominique ^a   Bingham, Annie ^a   Ruidavets, Jean Bernard ^a   Amouyel, Phillipe ^a   Haas, Bernadette ^a   Yarnell, John ^a   Ferrières, Jean ^a   Fumeron, Frederic ^a   Luc, Gerald ^a   Kee, Frank ^a   Cambien, Francois ^a  

^a PRIME Study Group (a complete listing of members and affiliations may be found at the end of the art

Author keywords

Alcohol Drinking; Cardiovascular Disease; Drinking Behavior

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED WINE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34247483108     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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