Is alcohol a risk factor for liver cirrhosis in HBsAg and anti-HCV negative subjects?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 470-476

  Corrao, Giovanni ^b   Aricò, Sarino ^a   Zambon, Antonella ^b   Torchio, Pierfederico ^b   Lepore, Anna Raffaella ^b   Busellu, Giampiero ^b   Di Orio, Ferdinando ^b  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Case control study; Dose response; Liver cirrhosis; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 0030865695     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80350-9     Document Type: Article

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