Relationship between alcohol consumption and myocardial infarction among ageing men using a marginal structural model

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 825-830

  Ilomäki, Jenni ^a   Hajat, Anjum ^b   Kauhanen, Jussi ^a   Kurl, Sudhir ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^c   Tuomainen, Tomi Pekka ^a   Korhonen, Maarit Jaana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84870526691     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr013     Document Type: Article

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