Obesity: A cause of steatohepatitis in children [11]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1099-1100

  Kocak, N ^a   Yuce, A ^a   Gurakan, F ^a   Ozen, H ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034035090     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00751-6     Document Type: Letter

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