Epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea.

Author: Jae Young JANG ¹ ; Dong Joon KIM
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1. Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Alcoholic liver disease; Epidemiology; Health policy
MeSH: Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholics*; Epidemiology*; Health Policy; Humans; Korea*; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic*; Mortality
From:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology 2018;24(2):93-99
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
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.