Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States from 2004 to 2009

M. Younossi, Zobair; Otgonsuren, Munkhzul; Henry, Linda; Venkatesan, Chapy; Mishra, Alita; Erario, Madeline; Hunt, Sharon

doi:10.1002/hep.28123

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Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States from 2004 to 2009

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Authors:

Zobair M. Younossi

Munkhzul Otgonsuren

Linda Henry

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasingly reported in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Our aim was to assess the prevalence and mortality of patients with NAFLD‐HCC. We examined Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registries (2004‐2009) with Medicare‐linkage...

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