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Arthur L. Klatsky , MD

Arthur.Klatsky@kp.org

Arthur L. Klatsky, MD, is an adjunct investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research and a senior consultant in cardiology (retired July 1999), at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. He served as staff physician at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland facility from 1961 to 1999, chief of the Division of Cardiology from 1978 to 1994, and director of the Coronary Care Unit from 1968 to 1990. Since 1977, Dr. Klatsky has been principal investigator of a series of studies on the relations between drinking alcoholic beverages and health. He has written and lectured extensively on relationships of alcohol consumption to cardiovascular conditions. He has also researched and published articles about coffee, tea, and health, and about cardiovascular risk in Asian-American ethnic groups. In 1992, he received the first Thomas B. Turner Award for Research Excellence by the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation. In 1995, the National Academies of Practice named him a Distinguished Practitioner. Since 1997, he has been associate editor, and since 2006, senior editor of The Permanente Journal. In 2004, he was given the Morris Collen Lifetime Achievement Research Award by the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Northern California. In 2008, he became a member of the board of trustees of the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation.

Current Positions

  • Adjunct Investigator, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
  • Senior Consultant in Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (retired)

Primary Research Interests

  • Alcohol and health
  • Coffee and health
  • Cardiovascular risk and disease in Asian-American ethnic groups
  • Cardiovascular disease risk factors

Publications

The South Asian Paradox

Authors: Klatsky, Arthur L; Tran, H Nicole

Perm J. 2020;24. Epub 2020-04-03.

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Lower risk of venous thromboembolism in multiple Asian ethnic groups

Authors: Nicole Tran H; Klatsky AL

Prev Med Rep. 2019 Mar;13:268-269. Epub 2019-01-15.

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Low Cancer Risk of South Asians: A Brief Report

Authors: Tran HN; Udaltsova N; Li Y; Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2018 Mar 02;22.

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Body Mass Index and Mortality in a Very Large Cohort: Is It Really Healthier to Be Overweight?

Authors: Klatsky AL; Zhang J; Udaltsova N; Li Y; Tran HN

Perm J. 2017;21.

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Alcohol and stroke: the splitters win again

Authors: Klatsky AL; Tran HN

BMC Med. 2016 11 24;14(1):193. Epub 2016-11-24.

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Risk of cancer in Asian Americans: a Kaiser Permanente cohort study

Authors: Tran HN; Li Y; Udaltsova N; Armstrong MA; Friedman GD; Klatsky AL

Cancer Causes Control. 2016 Oct;27(10):1197-207. Epub 2016-08-25.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases: where do we stand today?

Authors: Klatsky AL

J Intern Med. 2015 Sep;278(3):238-50. Epub 2015-07-08.

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Alcohol drinking and heart failure: where do we stand?

Authors: Klatsky AL

Eur J Heart Fail. 2015 Apr;17(4):348-50. Epub 2015-02-17.

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Alcohol Intake, Beverage Choice, and Cancer: A Cohort Study in a Large Kaiser Permanente Population

Authors: Klatsky AL; Li Y; Nicole Tran H; Baer D; Udaltsova N; Armstrong MA; Friedman GD

Perm J. 2015 Spring;19(2):28-34. Epub 2015-03-01.

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Short QT in a Cohort of 1.7 Million Persons: Prevalence, Correlates, and Prognosis

Authors: Iribarren C; Round AD; Peng JA; Lu M; Klatsky AL; Zaroff JG; Holve TJ; Prasad A; Stang P

Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2014 Sep;19(5):490-500. Epub 2014-05-14.

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Moderate alcohol intake and cancer: the role of underreporting

Authors: Klatsky AL; Udaltsova N; Li Y; Baer D; Nicole Tran H; Friedman GD

Cancer Causes Control. 2014 Jun;25(6):693-9. Epub 2014-04-02.

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Abounding confounding

Authors: Klatsky AL; Udaltsova N

Addiction. 2013 Sep;108(9):1549-52.

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Risk of Coronary Disease in South Asian Americans

Authors: Hajra A; Li Y; Siu S; Udaltsova N; Armstrong MA; Friedman GD; Klatsky AL

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 13;62(7):644-5. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

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Predictors of lung cancer: noteworthy cell type differences

Authors: Tran HN; Li Y; Siu S; Baer D; Friedman GD; Udaltsova N; Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2013 Spring;17(2):23-9.

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Postacute care and ischemic stroke mortality: findings from an integrated health care system in northern california

Authors: Wang H; Sandel ME; Terdiman J; Armstrong MA; Klatsky A; Camicia M; Sidney S

PM R. 2011 Aug;3(8):686-94.

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Ethnicity and risk of hospitalization for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Authors: Tran HN; Siu S; Iribarren C; Udaltsova N; Klatsky AL

Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Aug;21(8):615-22. Epub 2011 Mar 17.

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Coffee, caffeine, and risk of hospitalization for arrhythmias

Authors: Klatsky AL; Hasan AS; Armstrong MA; Udaltsova N; Morton C

Perm J. 2011 Summer;15(3):19-25.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular health

Authors: Klatsky AL

Physiol Behav. 2010 Apr 26;100(1):76-81. Epub 2009 Dec 31.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular mortality: common sense and scientific truth

Authors: Klatsky AL

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 30;55(13):1336-8.

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Alcohol and lung airways function

Authors: Siu ST; Udaltsova N; Iribarren C; Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2010 Spring;14(1):11-8.

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Alcohol consumption and risk of hematologic malignancies

Authors: Klatsky AL; Li Y; Baer D; Armstrong MA; Udaltsova N; Friedman GD

Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Oct;19(10):746-53. Epub 2009 Apr 25.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases

Authors: Klatsky AL

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009 May;7(5):499-506.

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Wine, liquor, beer and risk of breast cancer in a large population

Authors: Li Y; Baer D; Friedman GD; Udaltsova N; Shim V; Klatsky AL

Eur J Cancer. 2009 Mar;45(5):843-50. Epub 2008 Dec 16.

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Invited commentary: never, or hardly ever? It could make a difference

Authors: Klatsky AL

Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Oct 15;168(8):872-5; discussion 876-7. Epub 2008 Aug 12.

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Alcohol and hypertension: a review

Authors: Klatsky AL; Gunderson E

J Am Soc Hypertens. 2008 Sep-Oct;2(5):307-17. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

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The confounded relation of coffee drinking to coronary artery disease

Authors: Klatsky AL; Koplik S; Kipp H; Friedman GD

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Mar 15;101(6):825-7. Epub 2008 Jan 18.

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Alcohol, wine, and vascular diseases: an abundance of paradoxes

Authors: Klatsky AL

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Feb;294(2):H582-3. Epub 2007 Dec 14.

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Associations of psoriatic arthritis and cardiovascular conditions in a large population

Authors: Kondratiouk S; Udaltsova N; Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2008 Fall;12(4):4-8.

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Heart Failure Etiology Is Usually Pluricausal Whether or Not There is Associated Coronary Disease

Authors: Klatsky AL; Gronningen S; Udaltsova N; Chartier D; Brar SS; Schipper J; Lundstrom RJ

Perm J. 2007 Winter;11(1):13-8.

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Alcohol, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus

Authors: Klatsky AL

Pharmacol Res. 2007 Mar;55(3):237-47. Epub 2007 Jan 25.

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Is abstinence from red wine hazardous to your health?

Authors: Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2007 Spring;11(2):86-8.

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Alcohol drinking and total mortality risk

Authors: Klatsky AL; Udaltsova N

Ann Epidemiol. 2007;17(Suppl):S63-7.

Sequelae of systemic hypertension in alcohol abstainers, light drinkers, and heavy drinkers

Authors: Klatsky AL; Koplik S; Gunderson E; Kipp H; Friedman GD

Am J Cardiol. 2006 Oct 15;98(8):1063-8. Epub 2006 Aug 30.

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Re: ‘arsenic exposure and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence’

Authors: Klatsky AL

Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Jul 15;164(2):194-5; author reply 195-6. Epub 2006 Jun 12.

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Coffee, cirrhosis, and transaminase enzymes

Authors: Klatsky AL; Morton C; Udaltsova N; Friedman GD

Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jun 12;166(11):1190-5.

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Higher prevalence of systemic hypertension among moderate alcohol drinkers: an exploration of the role of underreporting

Authors: Klatsky AL; Gunderson EP; Kipp H; Udaltsova N; Friedman GD

J Stud Alcohol. 2006 May;67(3):421-8.

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The james a vohs award for quality-the eighth annual permanente journal special issue

Authors: Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2006 Summer;10(2):12.

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Alcohol and hypertension

Authors: Klatsky AL; Gunderson E

In: Mohler ER, Townsend RR, editors. Advanced therapy in hypertension and vascular disease. Hamilton (Ont): BC Decker; 2006.

The Third David M Lawrence, MD, Chairman’s Patient Safety Award

Authors: Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2006 Summer;10(2):28.

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Alcohol and stroke: an epidemiological labyrinth

Authors: Klatsky AL

Stroke. 2005 Sep;36(9):1835-6.

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Alcohol drinking and risk of hospitalization for heart failure with and without associated coronary artery disease

Authors: Klatsky AL; Chartier D; Udaltsova N; Gronningen S; Brar S; Friedman GD; Lundstrom RJ

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Aug 1;96(3):346-51.

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Health problems and hospitalizations among Asian-American ethnic groups

Authors: Klatsky AL; Tekawa I

Ethn Dis. 2005 Autumn;15(4):753-60.

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Risk of hemorrhagic stroke in Asian American ethnic groups

Authors: Klatsky AL; Friedman GD; Sidney S; Kipp H; Kubo A; Armstrong MA

Neuroepidemiology. 2005;25(1):26-31. Epub 2005 Apr 25.

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The james a vohs award for quality-the seventh annual permanente journal special issue

Authors: Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2005 Spring;9(2):8.

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The Second David M Lawrence, MD, Chairman’s Patient Safety Award

Authors: Klatsky AL

Perm J. 2005 Spring;9(2):27.

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Analysis of late risk of systemic blood pressures <120/80 mm Hg

Authors: Ananthakrishnan S; Klatsky AL; Udaltsova N; Iribarren C; Guidry U

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Dec 15;94(12):1575-6.

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Alcohol-associated hypertension: when one drinks makes a difference

Authors: Klatsky AL

Hypertension. 2004 Dec;44(6):805-6. Epub 2004 Oct 18.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular health

Authors: Klatsky AL

Integr Comp Biol. 2004 Aug;44(4):324-8.

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What protects Asians from venous thromboembolism?

Authors: Klatsky AL; Baer D

Am J Med. 2004 Apr 1;116(7):493-5.

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Smoking, coffee, and pancreatitis

Authors: Morton C; Klatsky AL; Udaltsova N

Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Apr;99(4):731-8.

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Cohort study of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and risk of first ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack

Authors: Iribarren C; Darbinian J; Klatsky AL; Friedman GD

Neuroepidemiology. 2004 Jan-Apr;23(1-2):38-44.

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Wine, liquor, beer, and mortality

Authors: Klatsky AL; Friedman GD; Armstrong MA; Kipp H

Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Sep 15;158(6):585-95.

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The early repolarization normal variant electrocardiogram: correlates and consequences

Authors: Klatsky AL; Oehm R; Cooper RA; Udaltsova N; Armstrong MA

Am J Med. 2003 Aug 15;115(3):171-7.

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Traits of persons who drink decaffeinated coffee

Authors: Kubo Shlonsky A; Klatsky AL; Armstrong MA

Ann Epidemiol. 2003 Apr;13(4):273-9.

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Drink to your health?

Authors: Klatsky AL

Sci Am. 2003 Feb;288(2):74-81.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular disease–more than one paradox to consider. Alcohol and hypertension: does it matter? Yes

Authors: Klatsky AL

J Cardiovasc Risk. 2003 Feb;10(1):21-4.

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Distinguishing intracerebral hemorrhages caused by arteriovenous malformations

Authors: Ko NU; Johnston SC; Young WL; Singh V; Klatsky AL

Cerebrovasc Dis. 2003;15(3):206-9.

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Wine, alcohol and cardiovascular diseases

Authors: Klatsky AL

In: Sandler M, Pinder R, editors. Wine: A scientific exploration. London: Taylor and Francis; 2003.

The effect of coronary disease on changes in drinking in an older population

Authors: Klatsky AL; Armstrong MA; Landy C; Udaltsova N

Alcohol Res. 2003;8:211-13.

Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases: a historical overview

Authors: Klatsky AL

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002 May;957:7-15.

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Doctor, should I have a drink? An algorithm for health professionals

Authors: Ecker RR; Klatsky AL

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002 May;957:317-20.

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Alcohol drinking and risk of hemorrhagic stroke

Authors: Klatsky AL; Armstrong MA; Friedman GD; Sidney S

Neuroepidemiology. 2002 May-Jun;21(3):115-22.

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Where have all the winos gone?

Authors: Klatsky AL

Epidemiology. 2002 Mar;13(2):120-2.

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Dear Doctor : A Patient’s Personal Case Study of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Authors: N/A

Perm J. 2002 Winter;6(1):48-51.

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Alcohol consumption and stroke–the difficulties in giving responsible advice

Authors: Klatsky AL

Addiction. 2002 Jan;97(1):103.

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Utilization of health services among patients referred to an alcohol treatment program

Authors: Armstrong MA; Midanik LT; Klatsky AL; Lazere A

Subst Use Misuse. 2001 Dec;36(13):1781-93.

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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: association with personal characteristics and self reported health conditions

Authors: Iribarren C; Friedman GD; Klatsky AL; Eisner MD

J Epidemiol Community Health. 2001 Oct;55(10):721-8.

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Alcohol drinking and risk of hospitalization for ischemic stroke

Authors: Klatsky AL; Armstrong MA; Friedman GD; Sidney S

Am J Cardiol. 2001 Sep 15;88(6):703-6.

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Diet, alcohol, and health: a story of connections, confounders, and cofactors

Authors: Klatsky AL

Am J Clin Nutr. 2001 Sep;74(3):279-80.

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Commentary: could abstinence from alcohol be hazardous to your health?

Authors: Klatsky AL

Int J Epidemiol. 2001 Aug;30(4):739-42.

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Should patients with heart disease drink alcohol?

Authors: Klatsky AL

JAMA. 2001 Apr 18;285(15):2004-6.

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Cardiovascular system

Authors: Klatsky AL

In: Heather N, Peters TJ, Stockwell T, editors. International handbook of alcohol dependence and problems. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons; 2001:205-26.

Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases

Authors: Klatsky AL

In: Agarwal DP, Seitz HK, editors. Alcohol in health and disease. New York: Marcel Dekker Inc; 2001.

Risk of pulmonary embolism and/or deep venous thrombosis in Asian-Americans

Authors: Klatsky AL; Armstrong MA; Poggi J

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Jun 1;85(11):1334-7.

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Sex-based differences in causes of hospitalization for coronary heart disease

Authors: Klatsky A; Armstrong MA

Perm J. 2000 Fall;4(4):15-20.

Is drinking healthy?

Authors: Klatsky AL

In: Peele S, Grant M, editors. Alcohol and pleasure: A health perspective. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel; 1999.

Moderate drinking and reduced risk of heart disease

Authors: Klatsky AL

Alcohol Res Health. 1999;23(1):15-23.

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Alcohol consumption and utilization of health services in a health maintenance organization

Authors: Armstrong MA; Midanik LT; Klatsky AL

Med Care. 1998 Nov;36(11):1599-605.

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Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases: a historical overview

Authors: Klatsky AL

Novartis Found Symp. 1998;216:2-12; discussion 12-8, 152-8.

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Precursors of essential hypertension: body weight, alcohol and salt use, and parental history of hypertension

Authors: Friedman GD; Selby JV; Quesenberry CP Jr; Armstrong MA; Klatsky AL

Prev Med. 1988 Jul;17(4):387-402.

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Re: Family history of coronary heart disease

Authors: Friedman GD; Klatsky AL

Am J Epidemiol. 1987 Jul;126(1):159.

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Alcohol and blood pressure: There is strong evidence implicating alcohol consumption in hypertension

Authors: Friedman GD; Klatsky AL; Siegelaub AB

Med Times. 1985;113(2):34-35,38-39.

Psychological questionnaire score, cigarette smoking, and myocardial infarction: a continuing enigma

Authors: Friedman GD; Fireman BH; Petitti DB; Siegelaub AB; Ury HK; Klatsky AL

Prev Med. 1983 Jul;12(4):533-40.

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Alcohol intake and hypertension

Authors: Friedman GD; Klatsky AL; Siegelaub AB

Ann Intern Med. 1983 May;98(5 Pt 2):846-9.

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Alcohol, tobacco, and hypertension

Authors: Friedman GD; Klatsky AL; Siegelaub AB

Hypertension. 1982 Sep-Oct;4(5 Pt 2):III143-50.

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Characteristics of smoking- discordant monozygotic twins

Authors: Friedman GD; King MC; Klatsky AL; Hulley SB

Prog Clin Biol Res. 1981;69 Pt C:17-22.

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Effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system

Authors: Klatsky AL

In: Gastineau CF, Darby WJ, Turner TB, editors. Fermented food beverages in nutrition. New York: Academic Press, 1979.

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