Increased incidence of fatty liver in non-obese Japanese children under 1 year of age with or without atopic dermatitis

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-178

  Kimata, H ^a  

^a Ujitakeda Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal ultrasound scan; Atopic dermatitis; Cholesterol; Fatty liver; Leptin; Young children

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; LEPTIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CHILD HEALTH;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

CHOLESTEROL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; LEPTIN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 30544436004     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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