Alcohol consumption and incident cardiovascular disease: Not just one unifying hypothesis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 897-898

  Conen, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84929088045     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv021     Document Type: Editorial

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