TY - T1 - Incidence, prevalence, and causes of death of patients with autoimmune hepatitis : A nationwide register-based cohort study in Finland SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/312931 T3 - A1 - Puustinen, Lauri; Barner-Rasmussen, Nina; Pukkala, Eero; Farkkila, Martti A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - Background: Epidemiological studies of autoimmune hepatitis are scarce and often based on single centre registries. Aims: We conducted a nationwide register study of incidence, prevalence, survival, and causes of death of autoimmune hepatitis patients in Finland. Methods: Autoimmune hepatitis cases 1995-2015 were retrieved from the national database of special reimbursements for drugs costs. Data on causes of death were retrieved from Statistics Finland. Results: After incomplete registration of... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Autoimmune liver disease; Epidemiology; Mortality; INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE; HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA; CIRRHOSIS; DIAGNOSIS; AZATHIOPRINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; CRITERIA; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -