Alcohol-related problems in Taiwan with particular emphasis on alcoholic liver diseases

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Liu, Jean Dean ^a   Leung, Kam Wah ^a   Wang, Chung Kwai ^b   Liao, Li Ying ^b   Wang, Chaur Shine ^b   Chen, Pao Huei ^b   Chen, Chiao Chicy ^c   Yeh, Eng Kung ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependence; Alcohol Liver Disease; Alcoholism; Prevalence Rate

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BIOPSY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INCIDENCE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032065241     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.1998.22.s3_part1.164s     Document Type: Article

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