Alcohol Related Diseases in Gastroenterology
Alcohol abuse ranks among the most common and also the most severe environmental hazards to human health. Its significance is heightened by the possibility of prevention by elimination of the habit, however, rarely exerted. The incidence of deleterious ef
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H. K. Seitz and B. Kommerell
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Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Helmut Karl Seitz Professor Dr. med. Burkhard Kommerell Medizinische Universitatsklinik Heidelberg Innere Medizin IV (Gastroenterologie) Bergheimer Strasse 58 D-6900 Heidelberg 1
Cover photograph: Evidence of excessive alcohol consumption in early Egypt. These hieroglyphics, with English subtitles, are taken from "The Precept of Ani" - a papyrus of etiquette, which dates from about 1500 B.C. (Cited by H. O. Conn (1982) Cirrhosis. In: SchiffL, Schiff ER (eds) Diseases of the Liver. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 847-978)
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Main entry under title. Alcohol related diseases in gastroenterology. Includes bibliographies and index. 1. Gastrointestinal system,...Diseases. 2. AlcoholismComplications and sequelae. 3. Alcohol-Toxicology. 4. Liver-Diseases. I. Seitz, H. K. (Helmut Karl), 1950. II. Kommerell, B. [DNLM: 1. Alcohol, Ethylpharmacodynamics. 2. Alcoholism-complications. 3. Gastrointestinal Systemdrug effects. 4. Liver Diseases, Alcoholic. [QV84A3546j RC802.A361985 616.3'385-2788 ISBN -13: 978-3-642-70050-7 (U. S.) This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to "Verwertungsgesellschaft Worth", Munich © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1985 The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in the publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product Liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature.
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Foreword
Alcohol abuse ranks among the most common and also the most severe environmental hazards to human health. Its significance is heightened by the possibility of prevention by elimination of the habit, however, rarely exerted. The incidence of deleterious effects on human health has relentlessly risen in the past years for a variety of factors. They include migration of populations and, particularly, increased urbanization. Thus, in some par
