PLoS Med. 2009 Mar 24;6(3):e50. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000050.

The alcohol flushing response: an unrecognized risk factor for esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption.

Brooks PJ, Enoch MA, Goldman D, Li TK, Yokoyama A.

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