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Review
. 2019 May 31;13(5):136-139.
doi: 10.1002/cld.806. eCollection 2019 May.

Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Alcoholic Liver Disease

Jessica L Mellinger  1
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Review

Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Alcoholic Liver Disease

Jessica L Mellinger. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism guidance on US standard drink sizes.
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Figure 2
Trends in per capita consumption of alcohol (in liters of pure alcohol per year) among active drinkers. Data are from the World Health Organization.7 Copyright 2018, World Health Organization.
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