Total Body Weight Loss of ≥10 % Is Associated with Improved Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1024-1030

  Glass, Lisa M ^a,d   Dickson, Rolland C ^a,b   Anderson, Joseph C ^b   Suriawinata, Arief A ^a   Putra, Juan ^a   Berk, Brian S ^a,c   Toor, Arifa ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c St Luke s Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LIVER; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84934285577     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3380-3     Document Type: Article

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