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Editorial
. 2017 Jun 6:357:j2645.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2645.

Alcohol consumption and brain health

Killian A Welch  1
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Editorial

Alcohol consumption and brain health

Killian A Welch. BMJ. .

Abstract

Even moderate drinking is linked to pathological changes in the brain

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: I have read and understood the BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no interests to declare.

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