Role of body mass index, waist-to-height and waist-to-hip ratio in prediction of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zheng, Rui Dan ^a   Chen, Zhuo Ran ^a   Chen, Jian Neng ^a   Lu, Yan Hui ^a   Chen, Jie ^a  

^a Digestive Endoscopy Center of Nanjing Military Command   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HEIGHT RATIO; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84862290977     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/362147     Document Type: Article

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