Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3294472 | Gastroenterology | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
A history of heavy alcohol use is associated with the highest incidence of LRD and ESLD, regardless of whether patients are chronically infected or recover from HCV infection.
Keywords
LRDESLDARRIdUALTHCCα-fetoproteinASTAspartate aminotransferaseAlanine aminotransferaseMRIAlaska nativeend-stage liver diseaseBlood transfusionAFPMagnetic resonance imagingcomputerized axial tomographyconfidence intervalinjecting drug usehazard ratioRate RatioHBVHepatitis C virusHCVhuman immunodeficiency virusHIVhepatitis B virusHepatocellular carcinoma
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Authors
Brian J. McMahon, Dana Bruden, Michael G. Bruce, Stephen Livingston, Carol Christensen, Chriss Homan, Thomas W. Hennessy, James Williams, Daniel Sullivan, Hugo R. Rosen, David Gretch,