Alcohol and iron: One glass of red or more?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1039-1041

  Fletcher, Linda M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholic liver disease; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin; Ferritin; Haemochromatosis; Iron; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029855897     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb00032.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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