Open AccessType of alcoholic drink and risk of major coronary heart disease events and all-cause mortality.
Author(s) -
S. Goya Wannamethee,
A. G. Shaper
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.5.685
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , relative risk , coronary heart disease , confounding , wine , obesity , environmental health , cause of death , disease , confidence interval , food science , chemistry , sociology
This study examined the effects of beer, spirits, and wine drinking on coronary heart disease (CHD) events (fatal and nonfatal) and all-cause mortality.