We read with interest the reviews by Ghouri et al. 1 and Martinez et al. 2 Ghouri et al. analyzed the association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and concluded that although a diagnosis of NAFLD should prompt diabetes screening, it is insufficient for co
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Diagnosis and relation to metabolic syndrome and approach to treatment
โ Scribed by Steven D. Lidofsky
- Book ID
- 107536386
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1534-4827
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