The burden of cirrhosis and other chronic liver disease in the middle east and North Africa (Mena) region over three decades

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ID15375320
AuthorsOmar Al Ta’ani (0000-0002-5938-4315, Allegheny Health Network, corresponding author), Wesam Aleyadeh (Toronto Liver Centre), Yazan A Al-Ajlouni (0000-0002-1718-4964, New York Medical College), Yazan Al-Ajlouni, Lynna Alnimer (0000-0003-0139-0699, Michigan State University), Abdellatif Ismail (University of Maryland, Baltimore), Bashar Natour (John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County), Basile Njei (0000-0003-0714-4368, Yale University)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue1
Pages2979-2979
Publication date2024-10-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-024-20445-5
PMID39468483
OpenAlexW4403841258
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited36

The study highlights evolving trends in cirrhosis and other chronic liver disease within the MENA region, emphasizing the necessity for comprehensive, etiology, and gender-specific interventions. Despite an increasing incidence, the observed improvements in mortality rates and age-standardized disability burden indicate progress in public health efforts to mitigate cirrhosis's impact. These findings point to the complex nature of cirrhosis outcomes and the urgent need for tailored strategies to manage its increasing burden effectively

Biostatistics · Chronic liver disease · Cirrhosis · Environmental health · Geography · Middle East · Pathology · Public health · Hepatitis C virus research · Liver Disease and Transplantation · Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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