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Pharmacology of Gastrointestinal Comorbidity in Alcoholics

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The Pharmacology of Alcohol Abuse

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 114))

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Abstract

In this chapter, we will examine published data regarding patient cohorts assembled for specific pharmacologic interventions addressed to specified medical complications of heavy alcohol consumption. The review will evaluate only peer-assessed publications that: (1) included full disclosure of their methodology; (2) identified the proportion of alcoholics among heterogeneous patient groups with a given clinical diagnosis (e. g., pancreatitis); (3) used standard diagnostic criteria; and (4) employed a control group whose clinical characteristics matched those of the study group. Whenever possible, our presentation will describe two categories of facts: (1) confirmations (i. e., similar findings obtained by at least two independent research groups) and (2) contradictions (i. e., unequivocally opposite findings in independent studies with similar methodology).

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Worner, T.M., Manu, P. (1995). Pharmacology of Gastrointestinal Comorbidity in Alcoholics. In: Kranzler, H.R. (eds) The Pharmacology of Alcohol Abuse. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 114. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78435-4_16

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