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The Liver

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Alcoholic liver disease is the most common and perhaps most devastating medical consequence of chronic alcohol abuse. Because alcohol is metabolized primarily in the liver, its toxic effects are concentrated there, producing fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis. The relationship between alcohol and cancer of the liver is discussed in Chapter 18.

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  1. Anne W. Moulton
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  2. Michele G. Cyr
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chelsea Memorial Health Center, 02150, Chelsea, MA, USA

    Henrietta N. Barnes M.D. (Instructor in Medicine) (Instructor in Medicine)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    Mark D. Aronson M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  3. Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    Thomas L. Delbanco M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

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Moulton, A.W., Cyr, M.G. (1987). The Liver. In: Barnes, H.N., Aronson, M.D., Delbanco, T.L. (eds) Alcoholism. Frontiers of Primary Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4786-9_14

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