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The synergistic effect of exposure to alcohol, tobacco smoke and other risk factors for age-related macular degeneration

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    Giuseppe La Torre, Elena Pacella, Rosella Saulle, Guglielmo Giraldi, Fernanda Pacella, Tommaso Lenzi, Olga Mastrangelo, Federica Mirra, Gianluca Aloe, Paolo Turchetti, Chiara Brillante, Giulio De Paolis, Antonio Boccia & Rosalia Giustolisi

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La Torre, G., Pacella, E., Saulle, R. et al. The synergistic effect of exposure to alcohol, tobacco smoke and other risk factors for age-related macular degeneration. Eur J Epidemiol 28, 445–446 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-013-9798-7

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