Clinical Epidemiology of Chronic Liver Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wong, Robert J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gish, Robert G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Hepatology.; Gastroenterology .; Epidemiology.; Pharmacy management.; Gastroenterology.; Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes.

This book emphasizes the clinical epidemiology of chronic liver diseases with a specific focus on the methodology of the discussed studies. The whole spectrum of liver diseases is covered, from chronic hepatitis B and C, to hepatocellular carcinoma, alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases a...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Principles of Clinical Epidemiology.- Understanding Study Design for Clinical Epidemiology Studies
• Understanding the Interpretation of Disease Incidence and Prevalence
• Understanding Survival Analyses
• Epidemiology of Liver Disease - Worldwide Perspective
• Epidemiology of Liver Disease in the U.S
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Hepatitis B Virus - The Asian Perspective
• Hepatitis B Virus - The African Perspective
• Hepatitis B Virus - Western Perspective
• Hepatitis D Virus
• Hepatitis C Virus
• Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Virus
• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Autoimmune Liver Diseases and Cholestatic Liver Diseases
• Genetic and Inherited Liver Diseases
• Cryptogenic Liver Diseases and other
• Summary.