The increasing burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among young adults in the United States: A growing epidemic

Hepatology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1386-1387

  Mrad, Rachel Abou ^a   Merjaneh, Nawal ^a   Mubarak, Ghassan ^a   Lopez, Rocio ^a   Zein, Nizar N ^a   Alkhouri, Naim ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; COST OF ILLNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969944610     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28555     Document Type: Letter

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