Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 873-882 , December 2010

Moderate Alcohol Use and Cognitive Function in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  • Shiu Lun Au Yeung, MPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Chaoqiang Jiang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Guangzhou Number 12 Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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  • Weisen Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Guangzhou Number 12 Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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  • Tai Hing Lam, MD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Professor T. H. Lam, MD, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China. Fax: (852) 2819 9287.
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  • Kar Keung Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
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  • Gabriel M. Leung, MD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • C. Mary Schooling, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Received 18 March 2010 ,Accepted 21 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.06.005

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 873-882 , December 2010

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