Therapeutic strategies for pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A challenge for health care providers [1]

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2639-2641

  Nobili, Valerio ^a   Manco, Melania ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Non alcoholic steato hepatitis; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Thiazolidinediones; Vitamin E, diet

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34250644968     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i18.2639     Document Type: Letter

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