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OverviewThis volume is based on a series of reports on the health and social consequences of alcohol misuse presented to the European Economic Community. A review of the trends in consumption are followed by a report of the racial, ethnic and gender differences in alcohol misuse. The importance of alcohol, as a nutrition source, in the pathogenesis of tissue damage, the role of malnutrition and the prevalence of nutrition deficiencies in alcohol misuse is discussed. Chapters review organs which are damaged by misuse, such as the liver, pancreas, brain, muscle, skin and bone. The relationship between alcohol misuse and malignancy and the HIV disease completes the biomedical areas. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Timothy J. PetersPublisher: Harwood-Academic Publishers Imprint: Harwood-Academic Publishers Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9783718658695ISBN 10: 3718658690 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 July 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTimothy J. Peters Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |