Grand Rounds Contributor: Pathophysiology in MedicineAlcohol Abuse, the Alveolar Macrophage and Pneumonia
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Epidemiology
Alcohol consumption began more thousands of years ago and has been a popular aspect of human culture ever since. Legal alcohol consumption is prevalent, and complete abstinence by any given individual is the exception in most modern societies including the United States. In fact, according to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than 50% of the adult population, or approximately 125 million people, in the United States consume alcohol. In addition to the many salutary “social
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This study was supported by a VA Career Development Award (to AJM), and a VA Merit Review and NIH grants AA P50 013757 and AA 017627 (to DMG).
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