Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 53-60 , July 2002

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with lower risk for incident diabetes and mortality: the Hoorn Study

  • Femmie de Vegt

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    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jacqueline M. Dekker

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-20-4448-173; fax: +31-20-4448-181
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  • Willem-Jan A. Groeneveld

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Giel Nijpels

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Coen D.A. Stehouwer

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Lex M. Bouter

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Robert J. Heine

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 2 November 2001 ,Revised 14 January 2002 ,Accepted 18 January 2002.

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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 53-60 , July 2002

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