Risk factors and predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Taiwan

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-132

  Lin, Ying Chin ^a,b   Chou, Shou Chu ^a   Huang, Pai Tsang ^a,b   Chiou, Hung Yi ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatty liver. Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Ultrasound. Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79956057442     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31560-1     Document Type: Article

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