Alcohol consumption and the risk of stroke among hypertensive and overweight men

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 534-539

  Rantakömi, Sanna H ^a   Laukkanen, Jari A ^a,b   Sivenius, Juhani ^c   Kauhanen, Jussi ^a   Kurl, Sudhir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Men; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84878876943     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6672-6     Document Type: Article

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