Etiology of liver cirrhosis in Brazil: chronic alcoholism and hepatitis viruses in liver cirrhosis diagnosed in the state of Espfrito Santo

OBJECTIVES: To report the etiology of liver cirrhosis cases diagnosed at the University Hospital in Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: The medical charts of patients with liver cirrhosis who presented to the University Hospital in Vitoria were reviewed. Chronic alcoholism and the presence of...

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Main Authors: Patricia Lofego Goncalves, Maria da Penha Zago-Gomes, Carla Couzi Marques, Ana Tereza Mendonça, Carlos Sandoval Gonçalves, Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000300003