Strong epidemiological evidence that alcohol causes cancer, but how might the public interpret this information?

Carol Emslie; Sara  MacDonald

doi:10.1111/add.13687

Strong epidemiological evidence that alcohol causes cancer, but how might the public interpret this information?

Carol Emslie, Sara MacDonald

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Abstract

Strong epidemiological evidence concerning the causal role of alcohol consumption in cancer may not fit easily with complex lay understandings of the causes of ill health.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	233–235
Number of pages	3
Journal	Addiction
Volume	112
Issue number	2
Early online date	9 Dec 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13687
Publication status	Published - Feb 2017

Keywords

alcohol
cancer

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