Hepatic Steatosis Index and Lipid Accumulation Product as middle-term predictors of incident metabolic syndrome in a large population sample: Data from the Brisighella Heart Study

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-267

  Cicero, Arrigo F G ^b   D'Addato, Sergio ^a   Reggi, Alessandra ^a   Reggiani, Giulio Marchesini ^a   Borghi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 84875723971     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-012-0875-9     Document Type: Letter

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