Mortality rates from liver diseases underestimated, researchers say

Mortality related to chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are ranked as the 12th most common cause of death in adults in the US. Using a modified definition that includes diseases such as viral hepatitis, liver cancer and obesity-related fatty liver disease (liver diseases), researchers have found that liver-related mortality is as high as fourth for some age groups, and eighth overall.

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