Pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A clinical and laboratory challenge

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 275-288

  Pacifico, Lucia ^a,b   Poggiogalle, Eleonora ^a   Cantisani, Vito ^a   Menichini, Guendalina ^a   Ricci, Paolo ^a   Ferraro, Flavia ^a   Chiesa, Claudio ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Insulin resistance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251621050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i7.275     Document Type: Article

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