Chronic liver disease in central Harlem: The role of alcohol and viral hepatitis

Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 883-888

  Frieden, Thomas R ^a,b,f   Ozick, Lisa ^c,d   McCord, Colin ^c,d   Nainan, Omana V ^e   Workman, Sara ^c   Comer, Gail ^c,d   Lee, Tai Ping ^c,d   Byun, Kwan Soo ^e   Patel, Dhiren ^d   Henning, Kelly J ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032978311     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290308     Document Type: Article

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