Incidence and mortality of alcoholic hepatitis in Denmark 1999-2008: A nationwide population based cohort study

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 760-764

  Sandahl, Thomas Damgaard ^a   Jepsen, Peter ^a   Thomsen, Karen Louise ^a   Vilstrup, Hendrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcoholic hepatitis; Alcoholic liver disease; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952708982     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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