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. 1993 Jun;83(6):888-90.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.6.888.

Moderate drinking and coronary heart disease mortality: evidence from NHANES I and the NHANES I Follow-up

D Coate  1
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Moderate drinking and coronary heart disease mortality: evidence from NHANES I and the NHANES I Follow-up

D Coate. Am J Public Health. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, conducted from 1971 through 1974, and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Follow-up, conducted from 1982 through 1984, were used to test for a beneficial effect of moderate alcohol consumption on coronary heart disease mortality among White men and women. Evidence of such an effect was found for White men; accelerated time-to-failure models showed 3% to 4% longer life spans for moderate drinkers than for nondrinkers or light drinkers.

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  • Alcohol, the heart, and health.
    Shaper AG. Shaper AG. Am J Public Health. 1993 Jun;83(6):799-801. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.6.799. Am J Public Health. 1993. PMID: 8498614 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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