## Purpose: To measure an average subcutaneous tissue thickness in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) and other liver diseases using bedside sonography and make comparisons of thickness between groups. the study also addressed whether a cut-off subcutaneous tissue thickness exists below which
Chronic liver disease in the primary care practices of waterbury, connecticut
✍ Scribed by Victor J. Navarro; Thomas St. Louis; Beth Z. Bell; André N. Sofair
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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