The epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-219

  Mann, Robert E ^a,b   Smart, Reginald G ^a   Govoni, Richard ^b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate AOD consumption; Alcoholic liver cirrhosis; AOD (alcohol and other drug) use pattern; AODR (alcohol and other drug related) mortality; Epidemiological indicators; Ethnic differences; Gender differences; Morbidity; Risk factors; Trend

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SEX ROLE; UNITED STATES; ALCOHOLISM; CLASSIFICATION;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC;

EID: 16544371307     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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