American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 361-368 , 1 February 2009

Alcohol Drinking and Cardiovascular Risk in a Population With High Mean Alcohol Consumption

  • Maryline Foerster, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Pedro Marques-Vidal, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • CARDIOMET, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Gerhard Gmel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Alcohol Treatment Center, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Jean-Bernard Daeppen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Alcohol Treatment Center, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Jacques Cornuz, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Daniel Hayoz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Alain Pécoud, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Vincent Mooser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Genetics, GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Gérard Waeber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Peter Vollenweider, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Fred Paccaud, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Nicolas Rodondi, MD, MAS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 41-21-314-60-53; fax: 41-21-314-61-08

Received 10 July 2008 ,Revised 12 September 2008 ,Accepted 12 September 2008.

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 This study was supported by research grants from the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of Lausanne, Switzerland, and from GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PII: S0002-9149(08)01705-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.089

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 361-368 , 1 February 2009

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