Independent and combined action of hepatitis C virus infection and alcohol consumption on the risk of symptomatic liver cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 914-919

  Corrao, Giovanni ^a   Arico, Sarino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031948693     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270404     Document Type: Article

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