Universal screening of acute medical admissions for excess alcohol consumption: What's the misuse?

J Hepatol. 2017 Sep;67(3):448-450. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.06.006. Epub 2017 Jul 27.

Authors

Stephen R Atkinson¹, Nikhil Vergis¹, Alexandre Louvet², Mark R Thursz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hepatology, Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK.
² Service des maladies de l'appareil digestif, Hôpital Huriez, Lille, France. Electronic address: alexandre.louvet@chru-lille.fr.
³ Department of Hepatology, Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK. Electronic address: m.thursz@imperial.ac.uk.

PMID: 28756906
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.06.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Alcohol; Emergency; Healthcare; Screening.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Ethanol*
Hospitalization
Humans
Liver Diseases*

Substances

Ethanol