Prevalence of ultrasound-diagnosed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a hospital cohort and its association with anthropometric, biochemical and sonographic characteristics

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as the most common liver disease in Western countries with still rising prevalence due to a lifestyle favoring the development of the metabolic syndrome. Aim: To investigate the prevalence of ultrasound-diagnosed NAFLD in patients with referral...

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Main Authors: Kirovski, Georgi, Schacherer, Doris, Wobser, Hella, Huber, Hanna, Niessen, Christoph, Beer, Catrin, Schölmerich, Jürgen, Hellerbrand, Claus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: e-Century Publishing Corporation 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2929946/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20827318
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