Epidemiological aspects of obesity and NASH/NAFLD in Japan

Hepatology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-82

  Yoshiike, Nobuo ^a   Lwin, Htay ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; NAFLD; NASH; Obesity; Population attributable fraction; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PACIFIC ISLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 29144502100     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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