Alcohol-induced Liver Disease
| Autor: | Kymberly D. S. Watt, Michael F. Sorrell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Alcoholic liver disease
medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Alcohol abuse Alcoholic hepatitis Alcohol medicine.disease Gastroenterology Liver disease chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Internal medicine medicine Hepatic stellate cell business Liver function tests |
| Zdroj: | Atlas of the Liver ISBN: 9781461565048 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4615-6502-4_9 |
| Popis: | Alcohol and alcoholism continue to cause significant and persistent strain on the medical, social and economic resources of the western world. Between 66% and 75% of all Americans drink alcohol [1–4]. Statistics show that up to 15 million people in the United States meet the defined criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence [1,3]. Although only 10% to 20% of alcoholics develop cirrhosis, this amounts to over 2 million Americans with clinically severe alcoholic liver disease (ALD) [2,3,5]. |
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