2. Risk factors for liver disease in Latin America 3. The evolving burden of liver disease: moving towards non-communicable diseases 4. Healthcare access disparities 5. The global and regional public health agenda for liver disease 6. Challenges in overcoming liver disease in Latin America and ...
Clinical burden of liver disease from hemochromatosis at an academic medical centerHereditary hemochromatosis (HH) can cause cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the frequency of these complications is controversial. To address this question, we reviewed the experience with HH at an ...
Liver disease accounts for approximately 2 million deaths per year worldwide, one million due to complications of cirrhosis and one million due to viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Cirrhosis is currently the 11th most common cause of death globally and liver cancer is the 16th leading ca...
an improved understanding of the burden of viral hepatitis is needed to inform global intervention strategies. We used data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study to estimate morbidity and mortality for acute viral hepatitis, ...
Increasing burden of liver disease in patients with HIV infection - ScienceDirect Introduction of effective combined antiretroviral therapy has made HIV infection a chronic illness. Substantial reductions in the number of AIDS-related de... D Joshi,J O'Grady,D Dieterich,... - 《Lancet》 被引量...
This cross-sectional study assesses trends in the burden of chronic liver disease among hospitalized patients on the US health care system.
In contrast to expensive treatment, prevention of most GILDs is feasible and inexpensive. The health care systems in the region can be strengthened for prevention and control 展开 关键词: Gastrointestinal disease Liver disease Mortality Disability Burden Middle East and North Africa ...
Article: Disease burden of liver cancer in China from 1997 to 2016: an observational study based on the Global Burden of Diseases
The most common chronic liver disease is Hepatitis C (HCV), estimated to infect one out of every 100 Canadians, and is most often diagnosed in Baby Boomers. For patients with the blood-borne virus, HCV imposes a social, as well as a health burden: they feel stigmatized by a disease that...
The collaboration of scientists across the world and specifically those from developing countries is necessary for improving the accuracy of future updates of GBD in these countries. 展开 关键词: Gastrointestinal disease liver disease Mortality Disability Burden Iran ...