Clear messages from sonographic shadows? Links between metabolic disorders and liver disease, and what to do about them

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1115-1117

  Hui, Jason M ^a   Farrell, Geoffrey C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FATTY LIVER; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROALBUMINURIA; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0242487678     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03170.x     Document Type: Editorial

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