Alcohol and atherosclerosis: Recent insights

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-124

  Tolstrup, Janne ^a   Grønbaek, Morten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BREAST CANCER; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORONARY RISK; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548476745     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-007-0007-6     Document Type: Review

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