Prevalence and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a multiracial suburban Asian population in Malaysia

Hepatology International

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 548-554

  Goh, Seok Chin ^b   Ho, Evelyn Lai Ming ^b   Goh, Khean Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Sime Darby Specialist Center Megah   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Indian; Malay; Multiracial Asian population; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEPATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84879836976     PISSN: 19360533     EISSN: 19360541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-012-9359-2     Document Type: Article

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