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Alcohol consumption and platelet activation and aggregation among women and men: the Framingham Offspring Study.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Oct 2005
Mukamal Kenneth J, Massaro Joseph M, Ault Kenneth A, Mittleman Murray A, Sutherland Patrice A, Lipinska Izabella, Levy Daniel, D'Agostino Ralph B, Tofler Geoffrey H
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BACKGROUND: Alcohol intake has been associated with lower platelet activity; however, few large-scale studies have included women, and to our knowledge, the relationship of alcohol intake with measures of platelet activation has not been studied. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of adults free of cardiovascular disease enrolled in the Framingham Offspring Study. Study physicians assessed alcohol...
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