Associations Between Alcohol Use and Liver‐Related Outcomes in a Large National Cohort of Patients With Cirrhosis
Alcohol use can cause hepatic necroinflammation and worsening portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to evaluate the associations between degree of alcohol use and clinical liver‐related outcomes according to etiology of cirrhosis. In this retrospective cohort analysis, 44,349 U.S....
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW
2021-12-01
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Series: | Hepatology Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1776 |