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doi: 10.1159/000050729.

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Relation between average alcohol consumption and disease: an overview

E Gutjahr et al. Eur Addict Res. 2001 Aug.

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Abstract

Objective: To conduct an overview of alcohol-related health consequences and to estimate relative risk for chronic consequences and attributable fractions for acute consequences.

Methods: Identification of alcohol-related consequences was performed by means of reviewing and evaluating large-scale epidemiological studies and reviews on alcohol and health, including epidemiological contributions to major social cost studies. Relative risks and alcohol-attributable fractions were drawn from the international literature and risk estimates were updated, whenever possible, by means of meta-analytical techniques.

Results: More than 60 health consequences were identified for which a causal link between alcohol consumption and outcome can be assumed.

Conclusions: Future research on alcohol-related health consequences should focus on standardization of exposure measures and take into consideration both average volume of consumption and patterns of drinking.

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