Greater prevalence of comorbidities with increasing age: Cross-sectional analysis of chronic hepatitis B patients in Saudi Arabia

Greater prevalence of comorbidities with increasing age: Cross-sectional analysis of chronic hepatitis B patients in Saudi Arabia

Background/Aims: Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia to some extent, are endemic for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection which could be associated with high mortality and comorbidities risk. However, limited data characterizing this CHB population exists. Our aim was to characterize and...

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Main Authors: Faisal M Sanai, Hamdan Alghamdi, Khalid A Alswat, Mohammed A Babatin, Mona H Ismail, Waleed K Alhamoudi, Abduljaleel M Alalwan, Yaser Dahlan, Abdullah S Alghamdi, Faleh Z Alfaleh, Abdulrahman A Aljumah, Ibrahim H Altraif, Khalid Albeladi, Faisal Batwa, Waleed Alshumrani, Drifa Belhadi, Victor Genestier, Ayman A Abdo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Comorbidities
hepatitis B virus
Saudi Arabia
treatment patterns
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2019;volume=25;issue=3;spage=194;epage=200;aulast=Sanai

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