Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S13-S15 , May 2007

Confounders of the Relation between Type of Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

  • Morten Grønbæk, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Morten Grønbæk, MD, Centre for Alcohol Research, National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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PII: S1047-2797(07)00006-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.01.004

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S13-S15 , May 2007

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