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J Epidemiol Community Health 2009;63:36 doi:10.1136/jech.2009.096719j
  • Thursday 10 September, Parallel session B
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Do imprecise measures of alcohol intake influence drinking recommendations relating to ischaemic heart disease?

  1. D. C. Greenwood,
  2. J. E. Cade,
  3. V. J. Burley,
  4. M. S. Gilthorpe
  1. Centre for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

      Objective

      To establish whether measurement error introduced by imprecise measurement of alcohol intake introduces may lead to incorrect guidance on safe levels of alcohol consumption.

      Design and Setting

      Using repeat alcohol intake from the United Kingdom Women’s Cohort Study, a prospective, longitudinal cohort of UK women recruited in 1995.

      Participants

      33 732 women reporting alcohol intake using both frequency and quantity of specific drinks flagged with the Office for National …

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