The mortality burden of chronic liver disease may be substantially underestimated in the United States.
Durante AJ, St Louis T, Meek JI, Navarro VJ, Sofair AN. The mortality burden of chronic liver disease may be substantially underestimated in the United States. Connecticut Medicine 2008, 72: 389-92. PMID: 18763665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseICD-10 codesLiver diseaseEnd-stage liver diseaseStage liver diseaseDeath certificate dataCause of deathMedical examiner recordsCLD burdenCLD statusMedical chartsMortality burdenDeath certificatesCertificate dataHealth StatisticsCounty residentsDiseaseGold standardBurdenSerious diseaseDeathUnited States National CenterDetrimental effectsSpecificityPrevention