Medical consequences of alcohol abuse
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 64 (6) , 88-93
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1978.11715001
Abstract
It is important for the primary care physician to be aware of the early physical effects of alcohol abuse on various body systems so that the alcoholic can be recognized and treated at the earliest possible time. There are many conditions which should alert the examiner to possible alcoholism.Keywords
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