Main description:

This book emphasizes the clinical epidemiology of chronic liver diseases with a specific focus on the methodology of the discussed studies. The whole spectrum of liver diseases is covered, from chronic hepatitis B and C, to hepatocellular carcinoma, alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases and autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases.

Readers will find the most up-to-date information on clinical epidemiology of hepatology, and will also be able to learn about important methodology and biostatistics information. Each chapter contains a summary table at the end of each chapter that highlights the most relevant landmark studies, their main outcomes and the unique features of the methodology.

The book will appeal to both practicing clinicians as well as clinical research investigators. In addition, this would likely be of interest to medical school or public health school students to learn about hepatology epidemiology, but also some specific fundamentals of clinical research and clinical epidemiology.

Contents:

Introduction - Robert Wong, Alameda Health System and Robert Gish, Stanford University
Principles of Clinical Epidemiology - Jerry Gardner, Science for Organizations
Understanding Study Design for Clinical Epidemiology Studies - Irene Yen, University of California, San Francisco
Understanding the Interpretation of Disease Incidence and Prevalence - Sarah Larney, National Drug and Alcohol Research Center, Australia
Understanding Survival Analyses - Jerry Gardner, Science for Organizations
Epidemiology of Liver Disease - Worldwide Perspective - Nimzing Ladep, Imperial College London and Mamun Al-Mahtab, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Epidemiology of Liver Disease in the U.S. - Michael Volk, Loma Linda
Alcoholic Liver Disease - Ashwani Singal, University of Alabama
Hepatitis B Virus - The Asian Perspective - Man-Fung Yuen, University of Hong Kong
Hepatitis B Virus - The African Perspective - Ramou Njie, MRC Unit Gambia
Hepatitis B Virus - Western Perspective - Robert Wong, Alameda Health System and Robert Gish, Stanford University
Hepatitis D Virus - Mario Rizzetto, University of Torino, Molinette Hospital
Hepatitis C Virus - Joseph Lim, Yale University and Imam Waked, National Liver Institute Egypt
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Virus - Mohammad Sultan Khuroo, Kashmir, India and Elisabetta Franco, Rome, Italy
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - Edward Holt, California Pacific Medical Center
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hashem El-Serag, Baylor Medical Center, Houston
Autoimmune Liver Diseases and Cholestatic Liver Diseases - Michael Manns, Hannover Medical School, Germany
Genetic and Inherited Liver Diseases - Kris Kowdley, University of Washington
Cryptogenic Liver Diseases and other - Peter Bypass, University of Aberdeen
Summary - Robert Wong, Alameda Health System and Robert Gish, Stanford University