Alcohol drinking frequency in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 957-963

  Tolstrup, Janne S ^a   Halkjær, Jytte ^d   Heitmann, Berit L ^b   Tjønneland, Anne M ^d   Overvad, Kim ^e   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^c   Grønbæk, Morten N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Centre for Health and Society   (Denmark)

^c The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^d DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 42249115354     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.957     Document Type: Article

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