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Review
. 1990;25(2-3):189-96.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a044992.

Alcoholic hepatitis

S Sherlock  1
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Review

Alcoholic hepatitis

S Sherlock. Alcohol Alcohol. 1990.

Abstract

Alcoholic hepatitis is a serious consequence of alcohol misuse and the usual precursor of cirrhosis. Risk factors, histology, pathogenesis, clinical features, prognosis and treatment are discussed in this review.

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