Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and risk of stroke among U.S. male physicians.

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Published in N Engl J Med on November 18, 1999

Authors

K Berger1, U A Ajani, C S Kase, J M Gaziano, J E Buring, R J Glynn, C H Hennekens

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1: Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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