The study of Monto et al. gives a sobering account of the effects of various amounts of alcohol intake on hepatitis C-related fibrosis. At issue is the compounding effect of alcohol and HCV and the practical concern of how much alcohol an HCV-infected patient can safely consume. The literature is re
Hepatology highlights
โ Scribed by Neil Kaplowitz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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