Divergent associations of drinking frequency and binge consumption of alcohol with mortality within the same cohort

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 350-357

  Graff Iversen, Sidsel ^a,b   Jansen, Mona Dverdal ^a   Hoff, Dominic Anthony ^a   Høiseth, Gudrun ^a,c   Knudsen, Gun Peggy ^a   Magnus, Per ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a,d   Normann, Per Trygve ^a   Næss, Oyvind Erik ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MORTALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

FINNMARK; NORWAY;

EID: 84875055497     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201564     Document Type: Article

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