Cirrhosis and Advanced Fibrosis in Hispanics in Texas: The Dominant Contribution of Central Obesity

Liver cirrhosis is a leading cause of death in Hispanics and Hispanics who live in South Texas have the highest incidence of liver cancer in the United States. We aimed at determining the prevalence and associated risk factors of cirrhosis in this population. Clinical and demographic variables were...

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Autores principales: Jiao, Jingjing, Watt, Gordon P., Lee, MinJae, Rahbar, Mohammad H., Vatcheva, Kristina P., Pan, Jen-Jung, McCormick, Joseph B., Fisher-Hoch, Susan P., Fallon, Michael B., Beretta, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4780836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26950933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150978

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4780836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26950933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150978

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