The association of pattern of lifetime alcohol use and cause of death in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1772-1790

  Bergmann, Manuela M ^a   Rehm, Jürgen ^b,c   Klipstein Grobusch, Kerstin ^d,e   Boeing, Heiner ^a   Schütze, Madlen ^a   Drogan, Dagmar ^a   Overvad, Kim ^f   Tjønneland, Anne ^g   Halkjær, Jytte ^g   Fagherazzi, Guy ^h   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^h   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^h   Teucher, Birgit ⁱ   Kaaks, Rudolph ⁱ   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^j,k   Benetou, Vassiliki ^j   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^k,l,m   Palli, Domenico ⁿ   Pala, Valeria ^o   Tumino, Rosario ^p   Vineis, Paolo ^q,r   Beulens, Joline W J ^d   Redondo, Maria Luisa ^s   Duell, Eric J ^t   Molina Montes, Esther ^u   Navarro, Carmen ^v   Barricarte, Aurelio ^w   Arriola, Larraitz ^x   Allen, Naomi E ^y   Crowe, Francesca L ^y   Khaw, Kay Tee ^z   Wareham, Nick ^aa   Romaguera, Dora ^ab   Wark, Petra A ^q   Romieu, Isabelle ^q   Nunes, Luciana ^ac   Riboli, Elio ^ab   Ferrari, Pietro ^q   more..

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^g DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^h CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

ⁱ GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^k HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^l HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^m BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

ⁿ CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^o NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^p CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^q IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^r HuGeF Foundation   (Italy)

^s PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORATE   (Spain)

^t BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^u ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^v CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^w INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^x BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^y UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^z UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^aa MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^ab INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^ac FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; EPIC; Lifetime alcohol use; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EUROPE;

CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY; EPIC; LIFETIME ALCOHOL USE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892447326     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt154     Document Type: Article

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