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  • Title: Hematologic effects of acute and chronic alcohol abuse.
    Author: Girard DE, Kumar KL, McAfee JH.
    Journal: Hematol Oncol Clin North Am; 1987 Jun; 1(2):321-34. PubMed ID: 3308825.
    Abstract:
    Alcoholism affects 3 to 10 per cent of the American population. Alcohol is toxic to all organ systems. This article summarizes current information about the hematologic sequelae of alcohol abuse. A brief summary of ethanol-related metabolic events is followed by discussion of specific disorders of erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and the immune apparatus.
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