Demographics, Resource Utilization, and Outcomes of Elderly Patients With Chronic Liver Disease Receiving Hospice Care in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 1700-1708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natsu Fukui ◽  
Pegah Golabi ◽  
Munkhzul Otgonsuren ◽  
Alita Mishra ◽  
Chapy Venkatesan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Liver

Demographics, Resource Utilization and Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Receiving Hospice Care in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 152 (5) ◽  
pp. S1189
Author(s):  
Natsu Fukui ◽  
Pegah Golabi ◽  
Cameron T. Locklear ◽  
Alita Mishra ◽  
Munkhzul Otgonsuren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Liver

scholarly journals Chronic Liver Disease in the Hispanic Population of the United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 834-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres F. Carrion ◽  
Ravi Ghanta ◽  
Olveen Carrasquillo ◽  
Paul Martin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Hispanic Population

Universal Hepatitis B Immunization

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 795-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence

HEPATITIS B DISEASE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY In the United States 200 000 to 300 000 acute infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) occur each year.1,2 More than one million persons in the United States have chronic HBV infection, and approximately 4000 to 5000 persons die each year from HBV-induced chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although HBV infections occur during childhood and adolescence, the full impact of these infections is not recognized until many years later when chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma may develop. The incidence of HBV infection increases rapidly during adolescence, with higher rates among blacks than among whites (Fig 1).3 Although rates vary by region, sex, and race, between 3.3% and 25% of all persons have had HBV infection by 25 to 34 years of age. The likelihood of becoming chronically infected with HBV varies inversely with the age at which infection occurs. HBV transmitted from hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive mothers to their newborns results in HBV carriage for up to 90% of infants. Between 25% and 50% of children infected before 5 years of age become carriers, whereas only 6% to 10% of acutely infected adults become carriers. It is estimated that more than 25% of carrier infants will die from primary hepatocellular carcinoma or cirrhosis of the liver, with most of these deaths occurring during adult life. HBV infection occurs more commonly in certain populations, including Pacific Islanders, Alaskan Natives, immigrants from countries in which infection is highly endemic, persons who require multiple transfusions of blood or blood products, and persons with high-risk lifestyles, including intravenous drug abuse and contact with multiple sexual partners.

scholarly journals Association between serum uric acid level and chronic liver disease in the United States

Hepatology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 578-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Afzali ◽  
Noel S. Weiss ◽  
Edward J. Boyko ◽  
George N. Ioannou
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Uric Acid Level ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Liver

Confirmation of Tabachnick and Klugman's Hypothesis That the Death Instinct is Constant

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1065-1066
Author(s):  
Patrick R. Saucer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Death Instinct ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Per Capita

In reporting the accident death rate and the chronic liver disease death rate for 1980, the Bureau of the Census divided the United States into nine areas. To test Tabachnick and Klugman's hypothesis that the amount of death instinct per capita remains constant across regions, the 1980 death rates for accidents and chronic liver disease were correlated. Contrary to earlier studies, the present study gave support for Tabachnick and Klugman's hypothesis.

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