Clin Mol Hepatol.
2018 Jun;24(2):93-99. 10.3350/cmh.2017.0079.
Epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea
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- 1Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. djkim@hallym.ac.kr
- 3Alcohol-Related Problems Study Group, Korea.
- KMID: 2417055
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2017.0079
Abstract
- Alcohol consumption has increased over the past 40 years in Korea concomitantly with the country's rapid socioeconomic development. As a result, alcohol-related deaths and mortality continue to increase in Korea. This review will summarize the recent epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea.
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