The Biochemical Profile in Chronic Alcoholics before and after Antabuse Treatment

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  • Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore -641 043 ,IN
  • Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore -641 043 ,IN

Abstract

Alcoholism represents one of the most serious world-wide socio economic and health problems. It is seen in all races and ethnic groups. It can be defined as a chronic progressive potentially fatal disease characterised by the continued use of alcohol. Alcohol causes diseases of central nervous system, liver, heart, gastro intestinal tract and psychiatric disorders. Repeated use of alcohol causes oesophagitis, gastritis, duodenitis, laryngeal cancer and other diseases of digestive tract and Wernicks and Korsakoffs syndrome. Chronic alcohol abuse is also a major cause for cirrhosis. Thus the present study is undertaken to assess the biochemical parameters, protein profile and electrolyte concentration of chronic alcoholics before and after the antabuse treatment.

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1998-12-01

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Parvatham, R., & Shanthi, D. (1998). The Biochemical Profile in Chronic Alcoholics before and after Antabuse Treatment. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 25(12), 365–371. Retrieved from http://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ijnd/article/view/13581

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