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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Pancreatitis. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
J Pancreas (Online) 2009; 10(4):387-392.

Epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between alcohol consumption and pancreatitis, although the exact dose-response relationship is unknown. It also remains uncertain whether a threshold effect exists.

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies on the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of pancreatitis.

As the available evidence also indicates that the relationship is biologically plausible, these results support the existence of a link between alcohol consumption and the risk of pancreatitis.

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