Association of coffee consumption and liver fibrosis progression in patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B: A 5-year population-based cohort study

Background/Purpose: Although coffee consumption has been associated with decreased risk of liver fibrosis progression, cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with HCV infection or fatty liver diseases, its effect on hepatitis B patients remains unclear. We aimed to examine the effect of c...

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Main Authors: Chien-Lin Chen, Wei-Chuan Chang, Chih-Hsun Yi, Jui-Sheng Hung, Tso-Tsai Liu, Wei-Yi Lei, Ching-Sheng Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618302110