Moderate Alcohol Intake, Though Not Regular Heavy Drinking, Is Protective for Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Population-Based, Case-Control Study in Southeast Europe

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 564-571

  Burazeri, Genc ^a,b   Kark, Jeremy D ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Tirana Faculty of Medicine   (Albania)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute Coronary Syndrome; Albania; Alcohol Drinking Frequency; Alcohol Drinking Patterns; Alcohol Drinking Quantity; Coronary Heart Disease; Muslim; Religion; Religiosity; Southeast Europe; Transitional Post Communist Society

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79960002388     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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