Liver fibrosis in overweight patients

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MedicineGastroenterologyInternal medicineOverweightCirrhosisFibrosisLiver biopsyLiver function testsBody mass indexOdds ratioLiver functionLiver diseaseBiopsyPathology

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 118
Issue: 6
Pages: 1117-1123
Citations: 967
Access: Closed

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                                    Vlad Ratziu, 
                                
                                    Philippe Giral, 
                                
                                    Frédéric Charlotte
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            Liver fibrosis in overweight patients. 
                            Gastroenterology
                            , 118
                            (6)
                            , 1117-1123.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(00)70364-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(00)70364-7