Editorial: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Confronting the global epidemic requires better awareness

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1705-1707

  De Silva, H Janaka ^a   Dassanayake, Anuradha S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AWARENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK REDUCTION; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; FATTY LIVER; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; LIFESTYLE; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATTY LIVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70449427988     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06026.x     Document Type: Editorial

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