Liver diseases in developing countries

被引：25

作者：

Cainelli, Francesca ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Botswana, Fac Hlth Sci, Sch Med, POB 00713, Gaborone, Botswana

来源：

WORLD JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY | 2012年 / 4卷 / 03期

关键词：

Liver diseases; Developing countries; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Cirrhosis;

D O I：

10.4254/wjh.v4.i3.66

中图分类号：

R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Liver diseases are an important and largely neglected health issue in low and middle income countries, which carry the highest burden. In this Topic Highlight, experts review hepatitis B and E, alcoholic liver disease, hepatic diseases in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals, hepatocellular carcinoma. Numerous gaps in our knowledge that need to be filled are outlined and feasible solutions to the several problems related to diagnosis and management of liver diseases in developing countries are suggested. (C) 2012 Baishideng. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：66 / 67

页数：2

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