Short-term abstinence from alcohol and changes in cardiovascular risk factors, liver function tests and cancer-related growth factors: a prospective observational study

Gautam Mehta; Stewart Macdonald; Alexandra Cronberg; Matteo Rosselli; Tanya Khera-Butler; Colin Sumpter; Safa Al-Khatib; Anjly Jain; James Maurice; Christos Charalambous; Amir Gander; Cynthia Ju; Talay Hakan; Roy Sherwood; Devaki Nair; Rajiv Jalan; Kevin P Moore

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020673

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Gastroenterology and hepatology

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Short-term abstinence from alcohol and changes in cardiovascular risk factors, liver function tests and cancer-related growth factors: a prospective observational study

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Gautam Mehta Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stewart Macdonald Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alexandra Cronberg Camden and Islington Public Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matteo Rosselli Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tanya Khera-Butler Camden and Islington Public Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Colin Sumpter Camden and Islington Public Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Safa Al-Khatib Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anjly Jain Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Maurice Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christos Charalambous Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Amir Gander UCL Tissue Access for Patient Benefit, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cynthia Ju Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Talay Hakan Department of Liver Transplantation, HPB and Hepatology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roy Sherwood Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Devaki Nair Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rajiv Jalan Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kevin P Moore Division of Medicine, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Gautam Mehta; gautam.mehta{at}ucl.ac.uk

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Mehta G, Macdonald S, Cronberg A, et al

Short-term abstinence from alcohol and changes in cardiovascular risk factors, liver function tests and cancer-related growth factors: a prospective observational study

BMJ Open 2018;8:e020673. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020673

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Received November 16, 2017
Revised March 2, 2018
Accepted April 5, 2018
First published May 5, 2018.

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May 05, 2018

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