A lcohol consumption was identified as a risk factor for liver disease centuries ago when Laennec documented a high prevalence of cirrhosis among heavy drinkers. 1 Modern epidemiological data from many societies confirm a strong correlation between death attributable to cirrhosis and per capita cons
Natural history of liver disease in cystic fibrosis
โ Scribed by Anders Lindblad; Hans Glaumann; Birgitta Strandvik
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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