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Original Article

Abstinence from alcohol and alcohol rehabilitation therapy in alcoholic liver disease: a population-based study

Einar S. BjörnssonFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland; ;Department of Gastroenterology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kristjan HaukssonDepartment of Gastroenterology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Ragna SigurdardottirFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland;
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Margret ArnardottirDepartment of Gastroenterology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Arnar S. AgustssonDepartment of Gastroenterology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Sigrun H. LundFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland;
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Evangelos KalaitzakisDigestive Disease Center, Copenhagen University Hospital/Herlev, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ;Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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Pages 472-478 | Received 27 Dec 2019, Accepted 12 Mar 2020, Published online: 01 Apr 2020

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