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Editorial
. 2017 Mar 22:356:j1340.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.j1340.

Alcohol and cardiovascular disease

Kenneth Mukamal  1 , Mariana Lazo  2
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Editorial

Alcohol and cardiovascular disease

Kenneth Mukamal et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Big data puts the link between moderate drinking and lower risk under the microscope

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: ML previously held a research grant from ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research, which is funded in part by industry, for a project on alcohol and liver disease.

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