Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Diagnostic Challenges

Hepatology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 954-

  Cholankeril, George ^a,b   Perumpail, Ryan B ^c   Pham, Edward A ^c   Ahmed, Aijaz ^c   Harrison, Stephen A ^d  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84987911932     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28719     Document Type: Note

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