In this research correspondence the authors discuss that alcohol-related liver cirrhosis have increased in Poland since 2002 due to changes in alcohol consumption.
Witold A Zatoński (email: wazatonski@promocjazdrowia.pl), Mateusz Zatoński, Kinga Janik-Koncewicz and Martin McKee
CitationZatoński, W., Zatoński, M., Janik-Koncewicz, K. and McKee, M., 2020. Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis in Poland: the reservoir effect. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 5(12), p.1035.
In this research correspondence the authors discuss that before 2002, deaths due to alcohol-related liver cirrhosis were less common in Poland than in neighboring countries, including Hungary, Lithuania, and Estonia. Since then, changes in alcohol consumption have been associated with markedly increased mortality from alcohol-related liver cirrhosis.
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