Controversies in the diagnosis and management of NAFLD and NASH

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 219-227

  Rinella, Mary E ^a   Loomba, Rohit ^b   Caldwell, Stephen H ^c   Kowdley, Kris ^d   Charlton, Michael ^e   Tetri, Brent ^f   Harrison, Stephen A ^g,h,i  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium   (United States)

^h UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

ⁱ BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Controversies in fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PIOGLITAZONE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84901595542     PISSN: 15547914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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