Changes of liver fat content and transaminases in obese children after 12-mo nutritional intervention

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 505-512

  Verduci, Elvira ^a   Pozzato, Carlo ^b   Banderali, Giuseppe ^a   Radaelli, Giovanni ^a   Arrizza, Chiara ^a   Rovere, Antonio ^b   Riva, Enrica ^a   Giovannini, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nutritional intervention; Serum transaminases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885738087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i9.505     Document Type: Article

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