Wine consumption is not associated with a decreased risk of alcoholic cirrhosis in heavy drinkers

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 618-621

  Pelletier, Stéphanie ^a   Vaucher, Emmanuel ^b   Aider, Rachid ^c   Martin, Sandrine ^a   Perney, Pascal ^d   Balmès, Jean Louis ^a   Nalpas, Bertrand ^a,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^c Notre Dame de la Rouviere   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; WINE;

EID: 18744412609     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/37.6.618     Document Type: Article

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