Perceptions of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - An Asian community-based study

Gastroenterology Report

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 131-135

  Goh, George B B ^a,b   Kwan, Clarence ^a   Lim, Sze Ying ^a   Venkatanarasimha, Nanda K K ^a   Abu Bakar, Rafidah ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Thinesh L ^a   Shim, Hang Hock ^a   Tay, Kiang Hiong ^a,b   Chow, Wan Cheng ^a,b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Perceptions; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994021036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20520034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gastro/gov047     Document Type: Article

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