Low risk drinking guidelines: The scientific evidence

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 264-270

  Bondy, Susan J ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,c,d   Ashley, Mary Jane ^g   Walsh, Gordon ^a   Single, Eric ^e   Room, Robin ^a,f  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction   (Canada)

^g Inst for Clin Evaluative Sciences ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; RISK;

EID: 0032780752     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404129     Document Type: Article

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