High prevalence of liver fibrosis among european adults with unknown liver disease: a population-based study

[Background & Aims] Liver fibrosis is the main determinant of long-term outcome in chronic liver diseases. Little is known about the prevalence of liver fibrosis in the general population. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of liver fibrosis in the general adult population wi...

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Autores: Caballería, Llorenç, Pera, Guillem, Arteaga, Ingrid, Rodríguez, Lluis, Alumà, Alba, Morillas, Rosa María, Ossa, Napoleón de la, Díaz, Alba, Expósito, Carmen, Miranda, Dolores, Sánchez, Carmen, Prats, Rosa María, Urquizu, Marta, Salgado, Angels, Alemany, Magda, Martínez, Alba, Majeed, Irfan, Fabrellas, Núria, Graupera, Isabel, Planas, Ramón, Ojanguren, Isabel, Serra, Miquel, Torán. Pere, Caballería, Juan, Ginès, Pere
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/176336
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/176336
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NAFLD
Liver fibrosis
Cirrhosis
Transient Elastography
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Sumario:[Background & Aims] Liver fibrosis is the main determinant of long-term outcome in chronic liver diseases. Little is known about the prevalence of liver fibrosis in the general population. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of liver fibrosis in the general adult population with unknown liver disease.

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