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Erschienen in: Hepatology International 3/2018

20.04.2018 | Editorial

The growing burden of liver cirrhosis: implications for preventive measures

verfasst von: Martin C. S. Wong, Junjie Huang

Erschienen in: Hepatology International | Ausgabe 3/2018

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Liver cirrhosis has become one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) reported that over one million people died due to cirrhosis in 2010 worldwide, compared with 676,000 deaths in 1980. Since the survival rate of cirrhosis is relatively low, data on the incidence of geographical variations are essential to prevent its related disability and mortality. However, the heavy burden of this medical condition might be even greater, as relevant data in 58/187 (31%) of countries were not available in the report [1]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
The growing burden of liver cirrhosis: implications for preventive measures
verfasst von
Martin C. S. Wong
Junjie Huang
Publikationsdatum
20.04.2018
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
Hepatology International / Ausgabe 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1936-0533
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-0541
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-018-9865-y

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