Open AccessNumber needed to screen to prevent progression of liver fibrosis to cirrhosis at primary health centers: An experience from Delhi
Author(s) -
Bharathnag Nagappa,
Archana Ramalingam,
Aayushi Rastogi,
Shantanu Dubey,
Sherin Sarah Thomas,
Ekta Gupta,
Shiv Kumar Sarin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1441_20
Subject(s) - medicine , transient elastography , cirrhosis , fatty liver , chronic liver disease , fibrosis , liver disease , alcoholic liver disease , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , liver fibrosis , disease , endocrinology
Early diagnosis has been a bottleneck in the care of chronic liver disease patients and can be addressed by Community-based screening for liver fibrosis using non-invasive diagnostic techniques.