Epidemiology of fatty liver: An update

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn , Issue 27, 2014, Pages 9050-9054

  Bedogni, Giorgio ^a,b   Nobili, Valerio ^c   Tiribelli, Claudio ^a,d  

^a Liver Research Center   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fatty liver

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER BIOPSY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84905390814     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.9050     Document Type: Review

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