A prospective nationwide study of drug-induced liver injury in Korea.

KT, Suk; DJ, Kim; CH, Kim; SH, Park; JH, Yoon; YS, Kim; GH, Baik; JB, Kim; YO, Kweon; BI, Kim; SH, Kim; IH, Kim; JH, Kim; SW, Nam; YH, Paik; JI, Suh; JH, Sohn; BM, Ahn; SH, Um; HJ, Lee; M, Cho; MK, Jang; SK, Choi; SG, Hwang; HT, Sung; JY, Choi; KH, Han

doi:10.1038/ajg.2012.138

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A prospective nationwide study of drug-induced liver injury in Korea.

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Suk KT

Kim DJ

Kim CH

Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>To address a growing concern about drug-induced liver injury (DILI), a nationwide study was performed to investigate the significance of DILI in Korea.<h4>Methods</h4>From May 2005 to May 2007, cases of DILI (alanine transferase > 3 × upper normal limit or total bilirubin > 2 × up...

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