Why the study?
Is the use of tobacco and alcohol associated with angina pectoris?
Population
1,500 individuals, comprising 750 patients with angina pectoris and 750 matched controls without angina.
Comparison
Tobacco and alcohol use vs Non-use or different levels of use
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Tobacco and alcohol use may associate with angina; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice pending prospective confirmation.
Is the use of tobacco and alcohol associated with angina pectoris?
This early case-control study aimed to investigate the association between tobacco and alcohol use and the presence of angina pectoris.
Paul D. White (1934) studied this question.
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