Blood lipids: the relationship with alcohol intake, smoking, and body weight.

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on June 01, 1992

Authors

G Wannamethee1, A G Shaper

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

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