TY  - JOUR
T1  - CHoice of comparison group in assessing the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption
AU  - Tsubono Y, Yamada S, Nishino Y, Tsuji I, Hisamichi S
Y1  - 2001/09/12
N1  - 10.1001/jama.286.10.1173
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1177
EP  - 1178
VL  - 286
IS  - 10
N2  - 
To the Editor: Prospective studies have shown
that moderate alcohol drinkers have lower all-cause mortality than nondrinkers.1 Subjects in the nondrinkers category generally
comprise both never drinkers and ex-drinkers. Although ex-drinkers might have
quit drinking due to ill health and have higher mortality than never drinkers,
many studies fail to consider them separately.1
We examined the effect of combining and separating the 2 groups on the relationship
between moderate drinking and total mortality.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.286.10.1173
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.286.10.1173
ER  -