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Review
. 1994 Mar-Apr;11(2):99-103.
doi: 10.1016/0741-8329(94)90050-7.

Human studies on alcohol and susceptibility to HIV infection

A K Balla  1 , H W Lischner, R J Pomerantz, O Bagasra
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Review

Human studies on alcohol and susceptibility to HIV infection

A K Balla et al. Alcohol. 1994 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Here we review existing evidence that alcohol intake may influence the susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and the effect that alcohol may have on accelerating the onset of AIDS after the initial infection. Possible immunological and psychosocial mechanisms to explain the increased incidence of HIV-1 infection in alcoholism are discussed.

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