Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: An expanding problem with low levels of awareness in Hong Kong

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1786-1790

  Leung, Chi Man ^a   Lai, Lawrence Siu Wing ^a   Wong, Wing Hang ^a   Chan, Kam Hoi ^a   Luk, Yiu Wing ^a   Lai, Jak Yiu ^a   Yeung, Yat Wah ^a   Hui, Wai Mo ^a  

^a Hong Kong Brain Foundation   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Awareness; Knowledge; NAFLD; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Telephone survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 70449365683     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05914.x     Document Type: Article

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