Histological progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese patients

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 407-413

  Hui, A Y ^a   Wong, V W S ^a   Chan, H L Y ^a   Liew, C T ^a   Chan, J L Y ^a   Chan, F K L ^a   Sung, J J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEATOSIS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 14644392822     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02334.x     Document Type: Article

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