Light to moderate alcohol consumption and disability: Variable benefits by health status

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-104

  Karlamangla, Arun S ^a   Sarkisian, Catherine A ^b   Kado, Deborah M ^a   Dedes, Howard ^a   Liao, Diana H ^a   Kim, Sungjin ^a   Reuben, David B ^a   Greendale, Gail A ^a   Moore, Alison A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Division of Geriatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Alcohol drinking; Longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIABETES; DISABILITY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DISABILITY; DRINKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERANCE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149232353     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn294     Document Type: Article

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