Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 609-615 , October 2007

Myocardial infarction and alcohol consumption: A population-based case-control study

  • Helmut Schröder

      Affiliations

    • Lipids and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), Carrer Doctor Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Angels Masabeu

      Affiliations

    • Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Palamos, Spain
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  • Maria Josep Marti

      Affiliations

    • Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Palamos, Spain
    • ,
  • Montserrat Cols

      Affiliations

    • Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Palamos, Spain
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  • Josep Maria Lisbona

      Affiliations

    • Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Palamos, Spain
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  • Cristina Romagosa

      Affiliations

    • Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Palamos, Spain
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  • Teresa Carión

      Affiliations

    • Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Palamos, Spain
    • ,
  • Esther Vilert

      Affiliations

    • Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Palamos, Spain
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  • Jaume Marrugat

      Affiliations

    • Lipids and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), Carrer Doctor Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 93 21 1009; fax: +34 93 221 3237.
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  • the REGICOR investigators

      Affiliations

    • REGICOR Investigators: Covas MI, Elosua R, Fitó M, Gil M, Manresa JM, Marrugat J, Martín S, Masiá R, Pena A, Pérez G, Ramió I, Rolhfs I, Roset P, Schroder H, Sala J, Sentí M, Vila J.

Received 6 October 2005 ,Accepted 26 April 2006.

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PII: S0939-4753(06)00120-7

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2006.04.010

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 609-615 , October 2007

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