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Diet and alcohol in heart disease risk: the French Paradox
Absorption of three wine-related polyphenols in three different matrices by healthy subjects
From red wine to polyphenols and back: A journey through the history of the French Paradox
Wine as a Biological Fluid: History, Production, and Role in Disease Prevention
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Confounders Among Nondrinking and Moderate-Drinking U.S. Adults
Alcohol, Drinking Pattern, and Chronic Disease
The French paradox: lessons for other countries
Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Deaths in the World Health Organization MONICA Project
Coronary heart disease in France and in Europe: Where are the facts?
Wine And Juice Management And Marketing Decisions: The Case Of The French Paradox
Decline of coronary heart disease mortality is strongly effected by changing patterns of underlying causes of death
The Medical Autopsy: Past, Present, and Dubious Future
New dimensions in cause of death statistics
Should socioeconomic factors be considered as traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, as confounders, or as risk modifiers?
Wine, alcohol, platelets, and the French paradox for coronary heart disease
Alcohol, Ischemic Heart Disease, and the French Paradox
Death certificates are not reliable: revivification of the autopsy

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