Epidemiology of liver cirrhosis morbidity and mortality in Iceland

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Lúdvíksdóttir, Dóra ^a   Skúlason, Hafsteinn ^a   Jakobsson, Finnbogi ^a   Thórisdóttir, Anna ^a   Cariglia, Nick ^b   Magnússon, Bjarki ^c   Thjodleifsson, Bjarni ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b Akureyri District Hospital   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Iceland; Liver cirrhosis; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ICELAND; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031014511     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199701000-00015     Document Type: Article

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