TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Alcohol - a universal preventive agent? A critical analysis
JO  - Addiction
A1  - Fekjaer, Hans Olav
SP  - 2051
EP  - 2057
VL  - 108
IS  - 12
N2  - A conspicuous fact is that light or moderate drinking apparently prevent such a large number of unrelated diseases. It is even more striking that beneficial effects for the different diseases all seem to peak at approximately the same consumption level. For almost all the diseases, there is a remarkable absence of dose-response effects. Within threshold limits, protective and harmful factors more often have a dose-response effect. This is easier to explain biologically, and is frequently regarded as one of the criteria for inferring causality. However, in practically all these studies, certain small doses of alcohol are apparently protective and somewhat larger doses are apparently harmful.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0965-2140
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12104
ID  - ref1
ER  -