Separate and joint effects of alcohol and smoking on the risks of cirrhosis and gallbladder disease in middle-aged women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-160

  Liu, Bette ^a,b   Balkwill, Angela ^b   Roddam, Andrew ^b   Brown, Anna ^b   Beral, Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Gallbladder diseases; Liver cirrhosis; Liver diseases, alcoholic; Prospective studies; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH RISK; SMOKING; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING;

EID: 58449133378     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn280     Document Type: Article

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