The synergistic effect of exposure to alcohol, tobacco smoke and other risk factors for age-related macular degeneration

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 445-446

  La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Pacella, Elena ^a   Saulle, Rosella ^a   Giraldi, Guglielmo ^a   Pacella, Fernanda ^a   Lenzi, Tommaso ^a   Mastrangelo, Olga ^a   Mirra, Federica ^a   Aloe, Gianluca ^a   Turchetti, Paolo ^a   Brillante, Chiara ^a   De Paolis, Giulio ^a   Boccia, Antonio ^a   Giustolisi, Rosalia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE COLOR; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ITALY; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84879020459     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-013-9798-7     Document Type: Letter

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