Hyperuricemia is associated with histological liver damage in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 757-766

  Petta, S ^a   Camma C ^a   Cabibi, D ^a   Di Marco, V ^a   Craxi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERURICEMIA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; URIC ACID;

EID: 80052501527     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04788.x     Document Type: Article

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