The effects of alcohol on the heart: Detrimental or beneficial?

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Figueredo, Vincent M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY RISK; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842332708     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1997.02.163     Document Type: Review

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