A 42-year-old man considering whether to drink alcohol for his health

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2065-2073

  Mukamal, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952761346     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.550     Document Type: Article

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