Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children

BMJ

Volumn 343, Issue 7816, 2011, Pages

  C Ronny, L H Cheung ^a   Kelly, Deirdre A ^b  

^a Richmond House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ELASTOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECOGNITION; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; FATTY LIVER; PATIENT REFERRAL;

CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79960663675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d4460     Document Type: Short Survey

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