Alcohol consumption and infectious diseases in South Africa

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9707, 2009, Pages 2053-

  Rehm, J ^a,b,c   Parry, CD ^d,e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 72049100375     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62150-4     Document Type: Letter

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