The Global Burden of Liver Disease
Inova Health System · Inova Fairfax Hospital · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Chronic liver disease (CLD) and its associated complications (cirrhosis and liver cancer) cause significant mortality, morbidity, and economic burden. Published data from the World Health Organization and/or the Global Burden of Disease show that the burden of CLD is large and increasing, primarily owing to the increasing burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). Middle Eastern, Northern African, and Asian regions of the globe are most affected by hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus. Furthermore, Middle Eastern and North African regions also are affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and Eastern European, West African, and Central Asian regions are affected by…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 92.42
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 71
Authors
4- ZMZobair M. YounossiCorresponding
Inova Health System, Inova Fairfax Hospital
- GLGrace Lai–Hung Wong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
- QMQuentin M. Anstee
National Health Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University
- LHLinda Henry
Inova Health System, Center for Outcomes Research in Liver Diseases
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Burden of disease
- Disease burden
- MEDLINE
- Intensive care medicine
- General surgery
- Disease
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being