The diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 204-205

  Wlazlo, N ^a,b,c   Van Greevenbroek, M M J ^b,c   Ferreira, I ^b,c   Bravenboer, B ^a   Stehouwer, C D A ^b,c  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; INSULIN;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT CONTENT; FATTY LIVER INDEX; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FATTY LIVER; HUMANS;

EID: 83455179642     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04909.x     Document Type: Letter

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