Alcohol consumption and mortality in an American male population: recovering the U-shaped curve--findings from the normative Aging Study.

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Published in J Stud Alcohol on January 01, 1992

Authors

L O de Labry1, R J Glynn, M R Levenson, J A Hermos, J S LoCastro, P S Vokonas

Author Affiliations

1: Normative Aging Study, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730.

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