Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
| Definition: |
Liver diseases associated with alcoholism. It usually refers to the coexistence of two or more subentities, i.e., alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic liver cirrhosis, but may be the general entity when subentities are not specified. |
| Notes: |
GEN: specifics FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC & LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC are available |
| Previously Indexed: |
Alcoholism (1966-1978),Liver Diseases (1966-1978),specific liver disease |
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic Definitions and Terms
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