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Hematologic effects of acute and chronic alcohol abuse
D E Girard1, K L Kumar, J H McAfee
1Division of General Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
|June 1, 1987
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.