Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 2 , Pages 367-368 , June 2010

Moderate alcohol consumption and atherosclerosis: Friend or foe?

  • Diego Geroldi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Piazza, Botta 10, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 335 5647960; fax: +38 0382 526259.
    • ,
  • Enzo Emanuele

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Received 1 March 2010 ,Accepted 2 March 2010.

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PII: S0021-9150(10)00189-9

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.03.007

Atherosclerosis
Volume 210, Issue 2 , Pages 367-368 , June 2010

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