Journal article
The epidemiology of hepatitis viruses B, C, and D
Clinics in laboratory medicine, v 16(2), pp 251-271
Jun 1996
PMID: 8792071
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Abstract
Chronic viral hepatitis is caused mainly by chronic infection with hepatitis viruses B (HBV), C (HCV), or delta (HDV). Persons chronically infected with one or more of these viruses may develop chronic progressive hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver failure. In addition, chronic HBV and HCV infections are major causal risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma. Alcohol consumption accelerates the development of chronic liver disease among HCV-infected individuals and may have similar effects on persons chronically infected with HBV alone or HBV and HDV, but the reported studies are inconsistent.
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- Title
- The epidemiology of hepatitis viruses B, C, and D
- Creators
- W T London - Division of Population Science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAA A Evans
- Publication Details
- Clinics in laboratory medicine, v 16(2), pp 251-271
- Publisher
- Elsevier; United States
- Grant note
- CA-61856 / NCI NIH HHS CA-06927 / NCI NIH HHS CA-40737 / NCI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1996UQ93300002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0029946294
- Other Identifier
- 991014877839104721
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