Clin Mol Hepatol.  2018 Jun;24(2):93-99. 10.3350/cmh.2017.0079.

Epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. djkim@hallym.ac.kr
  • 3Alcohol-Related Problems Study Group, Korea.

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.

Keyword

Alcoholic liver disease; Epidemiology; Health policy

MeSH Terms

Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholics*
Epidemiology*
Health Policy
Humans
Korea*
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic*
Mortality
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