Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1789-1795

  Samokhvalov, A V ^a   Irving, H M ^a   Rehm, J ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol dependence; Causality; Heavy drinking; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78149243201     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000774     Document Type: Article

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