title: Reply to: "Effect of abstinence on the prognosis of patients with alcoholic liver disease: A word of caution".
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. Electronic address: karoline.lackner@medunigraz.at.
authors.forename: Carolin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lackner
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berghold
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Depts of Medicine and Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bataller
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Rudolf E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stauber
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011379:Prognosis