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Overview

Risk Factors

  • Malnutrition
  • Obesity
  • Hepatotoxins
  • Coexistant liver disease
    • Particularly hepatitis B or C. Hepatitis C is more common in alcoholics, and may be more virulent in this population, associated with even greater risk of hepatoma.

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