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Sozio, M., Chalasani, N. & Liangpunsakul, S. What advice should be given to patients with NAFLD about the consumption of alcohol?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 6, 18–19 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1314
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