Trends and the course of liver cirrhosis and its complications in Germany: Nationwide population-based study (2005 to 2018)

• Main Authors: Wenyi Gu (Author), Hannah Hortlik (Author), Hans-Peter Erasmus (Author), Louisa Schaaf (Author), Yasmin Zeleke (Author), Frank E. Uschner (Author), Philip Ferstl (Author), Martin Schulz (Author), Kai-Henrik Peiffer (Author), Alexander Queck (Author), Tilman Sauerbruch (Author), Maximilian Joseph Brol (Author), Gernot Rohde (Author), Cristina Sanchez (Author), Richard Moreau (Author), Vicente Arroyo (Author), Stefan Zeuzem (Author), Christoph Welsch (Author), Jonel Trebicka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Cirrhosis is known to have a high prevalence and mortality worldwide. However, in Europe, the epidemiology of cirrhosis is possibly undergoing demographic changes, and etiologies may have changed due to improvements in standard of care. The aim of this population-based study was...