Light to moderate intake of alcohol, drinking patterns, and risk of cancer: Results from two prospective US cohort studies

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 351, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cao, Yin ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Rimm, Eric B ^a,b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942627435     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h4238     Document Type: Article

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