Alcohol and survival in the Italian rural cohorts of the Seven Countries Study
Author(s) -
Gino Farchi,
Flaminio Fidanza,
Simona Giampaoli,
Sergio Mariotti,
Alessandro Menotti
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.4.667
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , life expectancy , cohort , cohort study , anthropometry , alcohol consumption , unit of alcohol , gerontology , alcohol , environmental health , population , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
Middle-aged men who regularly drink a moderate amount of alcohol have lower mortality rates from all causes in comparison with abstainers and heavy drinkers. This cohort study looks at the relationship between alcohol consumption and long-term survival, adjusting for smoking habit and physical activity.
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