There's more under the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease umbrella than an elevated alanine aminotransferase level

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 684-686

  Kohli, Rohit ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANOXIA; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84896546179     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.12.026     Document Type: Editorial

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