Alcohol
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 155-160 , April 2005

Mechanisms of alcohol-associated cancers: introduction and summary of the symposium

  • Vishnudutt Purohit

      Affiliations

    • Division of Metabolism and Health Effects, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 2035, Bethesda, MD 20892-9304, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-301-443-2689; fax: +1-301-594-0673.
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  • Jag Khalsa

      Affiliations

    • Medical Consequences Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5098, Bethesda, MD 20892-5953, USA
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  • Jose Serrano

      Affiliations

    • Liver Disease Research Branch, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 2 Democracy Plaza, Room 657, Bethesda, MD 20892-5450, USA

Received 25 April 2005 ,Accepted 11 May 2005.

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PII: S0741-8329(05)00090-X

doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.05.001

Alcohol
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 155-160 , April 2005

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