Cirrhosis | Addiction Treatment Strategies

Alcoholic liver disease is damage to the liver and its function due to alcohol abuse.
See also:
Ascites
Cirrhosis
Alcoholism
Bleeding varices
Hepatic encelphalopathy
Reference from A.D.A.M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Liver disease due to alcohol; Cirrhosis or hepatitis – alcoholic;…

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