Alcohol Use As a Risk Factor in Infections and Healing: A Clinician’s Perspective
Physicians have recognized for more than a century that alcohol use is associated with infections and that alcoholics are especially at risk for pneumonia. Clear evidence now indicates that alcohol has a systemic effect on every organ. This review first presents a clinical case to describe a patient...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590615/ |