Alcohol’s effects on the cardiovascular system

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2017, Pages e-1-e-24

  Piano, Mariann R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol effects and consequences; Alcohol use patterns; Alcohol related research; Atherosclerosis; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular system; Coronary heart disease; Heart; Hypertension; Inflammation; Peripheral arterial disease; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023749570     PISSN: 21683492     EISSN: 21694796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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