Alcohol intake and death from cancer in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort study in Hong Kong

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 813-820

  Shen, Chen ^a   Mary Schooling, C ^a,b   Chan, Wai Man ^c   Xu, Lin ^a   Lee, Siu Yin ^c   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOL; CANCER; MORTALITY;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84885377415     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202684     Document Type: Article

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