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Excess Alcohol Consumption: A Potential Mechanism Behind the Association Between Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Coronary Artery Disease

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 415, Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Zhiqing He, Ru Ding, Feng Wu, Zonggui Wu & Chun Liang

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He, Z., Ding, R., Wu, F. et al. Excess Alcohol Consumption: A Potential Mechanism Behind the Association Between Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Coronary Artery Disease. Dig Dis Sci 63, 3516–3517 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-5279-x

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