Alcohol, Drugs of Abuse and Immunomodulation: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs of Abuse and Immunomodulation (AIDS) Held in Arizona, USA, on 9-13 September 1992Ronald Ross Watson The studies presented in this symposium volume investigate the mechanisms of the immune dysfunction due to alcohol, heroin, and cocaine use, and attempt to elucidate what their ultimate effects are on AIDS, cancer growth and infectious disease. |
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Alcohol and the human immune system | 5 |
Effects | 11 |
Malnutrition immunoregulatory defects and | 19 |
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