Influence of unrecorded alcohol consumption on liver cirrhosis mortality

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 7217-7222

  Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a,b   Monakhova, Yulia B ^b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,c,d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Chemisches und Veterinaruntersuchungsamt CVUA Karlsruhe   (Germany)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverages; Epidemiology; Liver cirrhosis; Risk assessment; Unrecorded alcohol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHANOL; POLY (HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84902664466     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7217     Document Type: Review

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