Observational Research on Alcohol Use and Chronic Disease Outcome: New Approaches to Counter Biases

Background. The frequently reported protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption in observational studies may be due to unadjusted bias. Aim. To examine two new approaches that account for unknown confounding factors and allow the application of intention-to-treat analysis. Method. This study...

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Main Authors: Liang, Wenbin, Chikritzhs, Tanya
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725844/