Abounding confounding

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1549-1552

  Klatsky, Arthur L ^a   Udaltsova, Natalia ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cardiovascular disease; Confounding; Moderate drinking; Risk factors; Under reporting

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFOUNDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MODERATE DRINKING; UNDER-REPORTING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFOUNDING; MODERATE DRINKING; RISK FACTORS; UNDER-REPORTING;

EID: 84882266977     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12157     Document Type: Note

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