Open AccessA study on the etiology of cirrhosis of liver in adults living in the Hills of Himachal Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Brij Sharma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.317
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , medicine , etiology , steatohepatitis , alcoholic liver disease , epidemiology , observational study , tertiary care , cause of death , disease , physical examination , liver disease , hepatitis b , viral hepatitis , gastroenterology , fatty liver
Cirrhosis of the liver is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in India. Currently no study exists on the disease from Himachal Pradesh, India. The purpose of this study was to evaluate epidemiological data on the etiological profile of cirrhosis of the liver in adults in a tertiary care hospital in a northern hilly state of Western Himalayas.