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[Alcohol intake, Lewis phenotypes and risk of ischemic heart disease. The Copenhagen Male Study].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 28 Feb 1994
Hein H O, Sørensen H, Suadicani P, Gyntelberg F
Abstract excerpt
In the Copenhagen Male Study we found an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in men with the Lewis phenotype Le(a-b-). This study investigated whether, within the group of Le(a-b-) men, any conventional risk factors modified their increased risk. Three thousand, three hundred and eighty-three men aged 53 to 75 years were examined in 1985/86 and their morbidity and mortality over the next four years...
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