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Khat chewing and cirrhosis in Somaliland: Case series

BACKGROUND: Khat chewing is common especially among men in East Africa and Yemen. It is generally viewed by the populace as a benign social custom. Several studies of ethnic Somali immigrants to Western countries suggest an association between khat chewing and hepatotoxicity, but the risk of hepatot...

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Autores principales: Mahamoud, Hawa D., Muse, Sabah Mohammed, Roberts, Lewis R., Fischer, Philip R., Torbenson, Michael S., Fader, Tim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27543281
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1124