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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality among elderly in Finland
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Article in Press 25 September 2009

To estimate the gender-specific prevalences of alcohol consumption levels and to investigate the association between heavy drinking and all-cause mortality among elderly males.

Heavy drinking is common among Finnish elderly males but not among females. The present study shows an increased all-cause mortality risk for males drinking, on average, more than two standard drinks per day.


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