Primary prevention of cirrhosis: Public health strategies that can make a difference

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  Karsan, Hetal A ^a   Rojter, Sergio E ^b   Saab, Sammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIFESTYLE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642453935     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2004.01.1416     Document Type: Review

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