Moderate, excessive or heavy alcohol consumption: Each is significantly associated with increased mortality in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 703-709

  Younossi, Z M ^a,b   Zheng, L ^a,b   Stepanova, M ^b   Venkatesan, C ^a   Mir, H M ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874667276     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12265     Document Type: Article

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