Figure 4From: Effects and Outcomes of Interferon Treatment in Japanese Hepatitis C Patients Causes of death in the hepatitis C and general resident groups after excluding cases with indeterminate causes of death. Liver disease-related deaths, such as deaths due to HCC, hepatic failure and gastrointestinal bleeding accounted for 42.8% (n = 167) of cases in the hepatitis C group and 1.5% (n = 7) of cases in the general resident group.Back to article page