Epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea

Clin Mol Hepatol. 2018 Jun;24(2):93-99. doi: 10.3350/cmh.2017.0079. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

Abstract

Alcohol consumption has increased over the past 40 years in Korea concomitantly with the country's rapid socioeconomic development. As a result, alcohol-related deaths and mortality continue to increase in Korea. This review will summarize the recent epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Korea.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Health policy; Alcoholic liver disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Drinking
  • Cost of Illness
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / economics
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / epidemiology*
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors