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Title of the article

Alcohol consumption and the risk of end-stage renal disease among Chinese men.

Authors

Reynolds K, Gu D, Chen J, Tang X, Yau CL, Yu L, Chen CS, Wu X, Hamm LL, He J.

Journal
Kidney Int. 2008 Apr;73(7):870-6. Epub 2008 Jan 9.
Subject Consultant
P. Stenvinkel
Score (1 to 3 stars)
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Comments
In a prospective cohort of 65.601 Chinese men aged >40 years followed for 8-9 years an inverse relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of ESRD was found.