Alcoholic beverage preference, 29-year mortality, and quality of life in men in old age

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-218

  Strandberg, Timo E ^a,b   Strandberg, Arto Y ^c   Salomaa, Veikko V ^d   Pitkälä, Kaisu ^c   Tilvis, Reijo S ^c   Miettinen, Tatu A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; TASTE PREFERENCE; WINE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINLAND; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BEER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; WINE;

EID: 34249687616     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.2.213     Document Type: Article

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