Alcoholism in hereditary hemochromatosis revisited: Prevalence and clinical consequences among homozygous siblings

Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 724-727

  Adams, Paul C ^a   Agnew, Shane ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HLA TYPING; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON STORAGE; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIBLING; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029927660     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v23.pm0008666324     Document Type: Article

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