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- Title
Economic and Quality-of-Life Implications of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
- Authors
Younossi, Zobair; Henry, Linda; Younossi, Zobair M
- Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a very common chronic liver disease worldwide, is on the rise following the trend of increasing prevalence of obesity, is the second most common indication for liver transplantation, and is an important cause for hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite the increasing recognition of NAFLD as an important chronic liver disease, little has been published on the economic and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) impact of NAFLD. We reviewed the current literature related to the economics and HR-QOL of NAFLD and found that increased costs and decreased HR-QOL were associated with NAFLD.
- Subjects
FATTY liver; LIVER diseases; OBESITY; DISEASE prevalence; LIVER transplantation
- Publication
PharmacoEconomics, 2015, Vol 33, Issue 12, p1245
- ISSN
1170-7690
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s40273-015-0316-5