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Acute Cholecystitis : Risk Factors

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Specific Risk Factors Articles

Alcohol Use and Abuse
Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is the most commonly used drug in the world. Pharmacologically, alcohol is classified as a central nervous system depressant.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Alcohol and related disorders
Alcoholism is defined as alcohol seeking and consumption behavior that is harmful. Long-term and uncontrollable harmful consumption can cause alcohol-related disorders that include: antisocial personality disorder , mood disorders (bipolar and major depression) and anxiety disorders.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Gender and Health
Women ' s health differs from men ' s health, and not just with respect to reproduction. To understand and examine these differences appropriately, the variables of sex and gender are each relevant.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Native Americans, Diet of
When Christopher Columbus dropped anchor on the shores of San Salvador in the Caribbean Sea, he believed he reached India. Because he believed he was in India, Columbus named the inhabitants Indians, a term that was soon used to refer to all the native inhabitants of North America.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Well Being
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