The effect of light drinking on HCV liver disease: The jury is still out

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 295-297

  Sachithanandan, S ^a   Kay, E ^b   Leader, M ^c   Fielding, J F ^a  

^a MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Female; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER HISTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030852288     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(97)83546-9     Document Type: Article

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