Association between low thigh fat and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 888-893

  Jun, Dae Won ^a   Han, Jee Hye ^a   Kim, Sang Heum ^a   Jang, Eun Chul ^b   Kim, Nam In ^a   Lee, Jun Seok ^a   Song, Moon Hee ^a   Kim, Seung Hwan ^a   Jo, Yoon Ju ^a   Park, Young Sook ^a  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fat distribution; Non alcoholic fatty liver; Thigh fat; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 44949183849     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05330.x     Document Type: Article

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