Alcohol
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 181-184 , November 2001

Usefulness of microheterogeneity of serum α1-acidglycoprotein as a marker for alcohol abuse

Received 16 January 2001 ,Revised 6 June 2001 ,Accepted 4 August 2001.

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Alcohol
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 181-184 , November 2001