Alcohol
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 235-241 , April 2005

Effects of alcohol on folate metabolism: implications for carcinogenesis

Received 11 February 2005 ,Revised 21 March 2005 ,Accepted 25 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.03.012

Alcohol
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