title: [Epidemiology of liver diseases in the GDR, 1979-1989].
abstract: From 1979 to 1988 in the GDR the number of patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis increased from 2,387 to 3,958 (61.2%). An evident decrease of patients with acute virus hepatitis was observed (from 7,037 in 1979 to 1,578 in 1989). In future a further increase of alcoholic liver diseases with the resulting complications (e.g. coma, bleeding varices and withdrawal symptoms) has to be expected.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterologische Abteilung, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Truckenbrodt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bohndorf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005859:Germany, East / Q000453:epidemiology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Die Epidemiologie der Lebererkrankungen in der DDR von 1979-1989.