The relationship of liver enzyme abnormalities and obesity in Aboriginal children in Taiwan

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1170-1174

  Li, Tsai Chung ^a   Liu, Chiu Shong ^b   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Liver enzymes; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFECT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; TAIWAN;

EID: 11344281408     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-004-1467-x     Document Type: Article

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