Epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea

Alcohol consumption has increased over the past 40 years in Korea concomitantly with the country’s rapid socioeconomic development. As a result, alcohol-related deaths and mortality continue to increase in Korea. This review will summarize the recent epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea....

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Autores principales: Jang, Jae Young, Kim, Dong Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2018
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29544241
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2017.0079
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Sumario:Alcohol consumption has increased over the past 40 years in Korea concomitantly with the country’s rapid socioeconomic development. As a result, alcohol-related deaths and mortality continue to increase in Korea. This review will summarize the recent epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea.

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