Alcohol consumption: The good, the bad, and the indifferent

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-20

  Ferreira, Maria Pontes ^a   Willoughby, Darryn ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Consumption patterns; Gender differences; Guidelines; Moderation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL VALUES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 39749185300     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-175     Document Type: Review

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