Serum lipase levels in chronic alcoholics

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 407-410

  Gumaste, Vivek V ^a,b   Sereny, George ^a,b   Dave, P ^a,b   Bhardwaj, Anish ^a,b   Gumaste, Sandhya ^a,b  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Alcoholics; Hyperamylesemia; Serum lipase levels

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMYLASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PANCREATITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 0025913090     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199108000-00009     Document Type: Article

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