Liver steatosis in Polish children assessed by medicolegal autopsies

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-72

  Rorat, Marta ^a   Jurek, Tomasz ^a   Kuchar, Ernest ^a   Szenborn, Leszek ^a   Golema, Wojciech ^a   Halon, Agnieszka ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

autopsy; liver steotosis; non alcoholic fatty liver disease; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; POLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84873420638     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-012-0387-8     Document Type: Article

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