Ethnic Variations in Chronic Liver Diseases

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• 作者：Nyingi Kemmer and Guy W. Neff
• 关键词：Ethnicity ; Liver disease ; Race
• 刊名：Digestive Diseases and Sciences
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：May, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：53
• 期：5
• 页码：1339-1344
• 全文大小：156.6 KB

文摘

Chronic liver disease is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the United States today. There is little information on the interethnic variation in the clinical presentation, therapeutic responses and prognosis of individuals with liver disease. This review will discuss the ethnic variations and implications of the most common liver diseases.