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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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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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