Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 88-93 , January 2003

Long-term survival and cause-specific mortality in patients with cirrhosis of the liver: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark

  • Henrik Toft Sørensen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Vennelyst Boulevard 6, Building 260, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Tel.: + 45 89 42 60 77; fax: + 45 89 42 61 10.
    • Department of Medicine V (Hepatology and Gastroenterology), Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Vennelyst Boulevard 6, and Aalborg Hospital, Stengade 10, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Ane Marie Thulstrup

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine V (Hepatology and Gastroenterology), Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Vennelyst Boulevard 6, and Aalborg Hospital, Stengade 10, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Lene Mellemkjar

      Affiliations

    • The Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Peter Jepsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine V (Hepatology and Gastroenterology), Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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  • Erik Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Jørgen H Olsen

      Affiliations

    • The Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Hendrik Vilstrup

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine V (Hepatology and Gastroenterology), Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Received 22 March 2002 ,Revised 4 September 2002 ,Accepted 18 September 2002.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 88-93 , January 2003

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