Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S3-S7 , May 2007

Alcohol and Coronary Heart Disease: Drinking Patterns and Mediators of Effect

  • Eric B. Rimm, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Eric B. Rimm, ScD, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02215; Tel.: (617) 432-1843.
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  • Caroline Moats, MS

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PII: S1047-2797(07)00004-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.01.002

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S3-S7 , May 2007

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