Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis sheds doubt on protective associations between 'moderate' alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease

Affiliations

¹ National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;
² Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
³ Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Tanya N Chikritzhs et al. Evid Based Med. 2015 Feb.

. 2015 Feb;20(1):38.

doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110086. Epub 2014 Nov 4.

¹ National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;
² Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
³ Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY.

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Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data.
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