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Alcohol and Alcohol-Related Diseases

Mueller, Sebastian

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISBN:	3-031-32482-X (303132482X)
ISBN-13:	978-3-031-32482-6 (9783031324826)
Binding:	Hardcover
Copyright:	2023
Publish Date:	02/24
Weight:	0.00 Lbs.
Pages:	1553
Subject Class:	GAS (Gastroenterology)
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
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Abstract:

Alcohol is one of the major risk factors for negative health outcomes worldwide. It accounts for more than 60 alcohol-related diseases, ranging from addiction, through liver cirrhosis, to cancer. Collectively, these conditions account for mortality and morbidity that make alcohol use one of the leading preventable causes of disability adjusted life-years (DALYs) lost globally. In this book, an international faculty covers all aspects of alcohol-related disorders, ranging from addiction/alcohol use disorders (AUD) to alcohol-related diseases of other organs such as liver, heart or cancer. A special focus is to reach out to primary care physicians who are in the front line of this major health problem. The book also provides an update for addiction specialists, as well as specialists in internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology. The book is divided into sections that include epidemiology, alcohol use disorders and addiction, alcohol-related liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, primary care and interdisciplinary approaches and other alcohol-related diseases. Besides current diagnostic measures and treatment strategies, the book deals with the many underlying molecular and genetic mechanisms of alcohol toxicity. Novel insights include prospective data on all-cause mortality and the emerging major role of alcohol-mediated hemolysis and enhanced red blood cell turnover. The book also aims at guiding policy makers to handle the topic of alcohol in our society more responsibly.

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