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. 2008 Dec 19;36(2):104–111. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1157/13076606

Consumo moderado de alcohol y mortalidad por diversas causas

R Al-Ghanem 1,⁎, A Marco 1, J Callao 1, E Lacruz 1, S Benito 1, R Córdoba 1
PMCID: PMC7676054  PMID: 15989833

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