High ethanol intake and malnutrition in alcoholic cerebellar shrinkage

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 449-456

  Nicolas J M ^a   Fernandez Sola J ^a   Robert, J ^a   Antunez E ^a   Cofan M ^a   Cardenal, C ^a   Sacanella, E ^a   Estruch, R ^a   Urbano Marquez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0343628754     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/93.7.449     Document Type: Article

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