Abstract
The liver is vulnerable to injury from viral agents and to exposure to ingested and inhaled toxins. The usual result of injury is an inflammatory reaction known as hepatitis. Hepatitis may be classified as acute or chronic.
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Parchman, M.L. (1994). Diseases of the Liver. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4005-9_92
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