The metabolic syndrome as a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [5]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-

  Chavez Tapia, Norberto C ^a   Mendez Sanchez, Nahum ^a   Uribe, Misael ^a  

^a LIVER RESEARCH UNIT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34248662115     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-5-200603070-00021     Document Type: Letter

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