Increasing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among united states adolescents, 1988-1994 to 2007-2010

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Welsh, Jean A ^a,b   Karpen, Saul ^a,b   Vos, Miriam B ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84874645372     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.08.043     Document Type: Article

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