Alcoholism is associated with hepatitis C but not hepatitis B in an urban population

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 498-505

  Rosman, Alan S ^a   Waraich, Afsar ^a   Galvin, Kathryn ^a   Casiano, Joanne ^a   Paronetto, Fiorenzo ^a   Lieber, Charles S ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; URBAN AREA; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029864089     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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