Does low alcohol use increase the risk of sickness absence? A discordant twin study

• Main Authors: Kristian Amundsen Østby (Author), Nikolai Czajkowski (Author), Gun Peggy Knudsen (Author), Eivind Ystrøm (Author), Line C. Gjerde (Author), Kenneth S. Kendler (Author), Ragnhild E Ørstavik (Author), Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Results from observational studies suggest that people who drink little or no alcohol are less healthy than medium drinkers. This has been demonstrated for many different measures of health, including sick leave. However, whether these associations are causal or due to confoundin...