When people drink alcohol at high levels, only diabetes stands out as a major risk factor for serious liver disease — other metabolic issues like obesity or cholesterol levels don’t add extra risk in...

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Interaction between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome in predicting severe liver disease in the general population

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2018 Jun

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Interaction between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome in predicting severe liver disease in the general population

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DOI: 10.1002/hep.29631