Alcohol
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 151-154 , July 2002

Role of S-adenosyl-l-methionine in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease: introduction and summary of the symposium

Received 25 March 2002 ,Accepted 28 March 2002.

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Alcohol
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 151-154 , July 2002

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