Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 266-271 , July 2009

Binge drinking and the progression of atherosclerosis in middle-aged men: An 11-year follow-up

  • Sanna H. Rantakömi

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute of Public Health, School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Jari A. Laukkanen

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute of Public Health, School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Lapland Central Hospital, Rovaniemi, Finland
    • ,
  • Sudhir Kurl

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute of Public Health, School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Research Institute of Public Health, School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland. Tel.: +358 17 162966; fax: +358 17 162936.
    • ,
  • Jussi Kauhanen

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute of Public Health, School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

Received 23 April 2008 ,Revised 6 November 2008 ,Accepted 6 November 2008.

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PII: S0021-9150(08)00782-X

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.11.004

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 266-271 , July 2009

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