Alcohol and the liver.
This paper discusses briefly the definition of alcoholism, the extent of the problem in Britain, the roles of ethanol toxicity and malnutrition in causing liver damage, and the types of liver damage seen in alcoholics.
D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000032:analysis; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006519:Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006113:United Kingdom