Khat chewing and cirrhosis in Somaliland: Case series

• Egile Nagusiak: Hawa D. Mahamoud (Egilea), Sabah Mohammed Muse (Egilea), Lewis R. Roberts (Egilea), Philip R. Fischer (Egilea), Michael S. Torbenson (Egilea), Tim Fader (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: AOSIS, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Background: Khat chewing is common especially among men in East Africa and Yemen. It is generally viewed by the populace as a benign social custom. Several studies of ethnic Somali immigrants to Western countries suggest an association between khat chewing and hepatotoxicity, but the risk of hepatot...