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== Epidemiology of alcohol consumption == | == Epidemiology of alcohol consumption == | ||
| − | When moderate, alcohol consumption is associated with beneficial health outcomes, | + | For a general review see <cite>1</cite>. |
| + | When moderate, alcohol consumption is associated with beneficial health outcomes, such as decreased in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality <cite>1,2</cite>. By contrast, excess alcohol consumption is associated with increased all-cause mortality <cite>2</cite>. | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 19 February 2009
Murielle Bochud is assistant professor of epidemiology at the University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine in Lausanne. She has a Swiss federal diploma of Medicine from Geneva University (1994), an MD from Lausanne University (2002) and a PhD in genetic epidemiology from Case Western Reserve University (2007). Her research focuses on the epidemiology of blood pressure and related cardiovascular traits, including their genetic determinants.
Contact
Unité de Prévention Communautaire
Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive
Rue du Bugnon 17
1005 Lausanne
Phone: ++41 21 314 08 99
E-mail: Murielle.Bochud@chuv.ch
Epidemiology of alcohol consumption
For a general review see 1. When moderate, alcohol consumption is associated with beneficial health outcomes, such as decreased in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality 1,2. By contrast, excess alcohol consumption is associated with increased all-cause mortality 2.
Selected course readings on the epidemiology of alcohol consumption 1,2,3
<biblio>
- 1 pmid=18727003
- 2 pmid=17159008
- 3 pmid=18926132
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