Open AccessA systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective associations between alcohol consumption and incident frailty
Author(s) -
Gotaro Kojima,
Ann Liljas,
Steve Iliffe,
Stephen Jivraj,
Kate Walters
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afx086
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , alcohol consumption , gerontology , prospective cohort study , systematic review , alcohol , medline , biochemistry , chemistry , political science , law
light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is protective against all-cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases. There is limited evidence in the literature on how alcohol consumption is related to frailty.
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