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. 2010 Aug 7;376(9739):398-400.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60884-7.

Alcohol: the forgotten drug in HIV/AIDS

Katherine Fritz  1 , Neo Morojele, Seth Kalichman
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Alcohol: the forgotten drug in HIV/AIDS

Katherine Fritz et al. Lancet. .
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Global Distribution of Hazardous Alcohol Use. Based on data from the Comparative Risk Assessment for Alcohol, Global Burden of Disease 2000 study. Rehm J, Room R, Monteiro M, Gmel G, Graham K, Rehn N, Sempos C, Frick U, Jernigan D. Alcohol use. In: M. Ezzati, A.D. Lopez, A. Rodgers, & C.J.L. Murray (Eds.), Comparative Quantification of Health Risks. Global and Regional Burden of Disease Attributable to Selected Major Risk Factors. Geneva: World Health Organization 2004; 1: 959–1108. 1: Least hazardous; Regular drinking, often with meals and without heavy drinking bouts 4: Most hazardous: Infrequent but heavy drinking
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