A protective effect of breastfeeding on the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 801-805

  Nobili, Valerio ^a   Bedogni, G ^b,c   Alisi, A ^a   Pietrobattista, A ^a   Alterio, A ^a   Tiribelli, C ^b,c   Agostoni, C ^d  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Liver Research Centre   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOPSY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349380280     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.159566     Document Type: Article

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