Sonographic assessment of hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) in school children of Dera Ismail Khan City (NWFP) Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 797-799

  Ramzan, M ^a   Ali, I ^a   Matin, A ^b  

^a GOMAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Gomal Medical College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hepatic steatosis; School children; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 65249159058     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.797.799     Document Type: Article

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