Quantifying the contribution of alcohol to cardiomyopathy: A systematic review

Alcohol

Volumn 61, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-15

  Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c,d   Hasan, Omer Syed Muhammad ^a   Imtiaz, Sameer ^a,b   Neufeld, Maria ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Attributable fraction; Cardiomyopathy; Dose response; Patterns of drinking; Population

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; AUTOPSY; DOSE RESPONSE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85018076971     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: 18736823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.01.011     Document Type: Review

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