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Prevalence and epidemiology of autoimmune hepatitis.
Clinics in liver disease - 1 Aug 2002
Boberg Kirsten Muri
Abstract excerpt
The incidence and characteristics of AIH differ in various geographic regions. Based on limited epidemiologic studies, the incidence of type 1 AIH among Caucasoid populations of Europe and North America ranges from 0.1 to 1.9/100,000/year. The disease is considerably less frequent in Japan. The relative proportion of AIH among cases with chronic hepatitis is low in regions with a high prevalence of viral...
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