Etiology of liver cirrhosis in Brazil: chronic alcoholism and hepatitis viruses in liver cirrhosis diagnosed in the state of Espfrito Santo

OBJECTIVES: To report the etiology of liver cirrhosis cases diagnosed at the University Hospital in Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: The medical charts of patients with liver cirrhosis who presented to the University Hospital in Vitoria were reviewed. Chronic alcoholism and the presence of...

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Main Author: Goncalves, Patricia Lofego (author)
Other Authors: Zago-Gomes, Maria da Penha (author), Marques, Carla Couzi (author), Mendonça, Ana Tereza (author), Gonçalves, Carlos Sandoval (author), Pereira, Fausto Edmundo Lima (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Liver Cirrhosis
Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis C Virus
Alcoholism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/clin.v68i3.72124
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/72124

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https://doi.org/10.1590/clin.v68i3.72124

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