Association of alcohol consumption with specific biomarkers: A cross-sectional study in South Africa

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 146-156

  Pisa, Pedro T ^a,b   Vorster, Hester H ^a   Kruger, Annamarie ^a   Margetts, Barrie ^a,c   Loots, Du T ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africans; Alcohol consumption; Gamma glutamyl transferase; Percentage carbohydrate deficient transferrin; PURE study; South Africa; Transition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE-DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLACK PERSON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOMARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84931292388     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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