Morbidity in Alcoholics: Evidence for Accelerated Development of Physical Disease in Women

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 1977, Pages 883-887

  Ashley, Mary Jane ^a   Olin, Jack S ^a   Riche, W Harding ^a   Kornaczewski, Alex ^a   Schmidt, Wolfgang ^a   Rankin, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ANEMIA; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATTY LIVER; HYPERTENSION; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANEMIA; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84943122029     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1977.03630190041012     Document Type: Article

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