Frequency of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in overweight/obese children and adults: Clinical, sonographic picture and biochemical assessment

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-227

  Ezzat, Wafaa M ^a   Ragab, Shadia ^a   Ismail, Nagwa Abdallah ^a   Elhosary, Yasser A ^a   ElBaky, Abeer M Nour Eldin Abd ^a   Farouk, Hebatallah ^a   Rasheed, Inas Abdel ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); Subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT); Ultrasonography; Visceral fat thickness (VFT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969772261     PISSN: 1687157X     EISSN: 20905920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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