NAFLD in Asia—as common and important as in the West

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MedicineCirrhosisObesityEpidemiologyHepatocellular carcinomaInsulin resistanceChinaDiabetes mellitusType 2 diabetesEnvironmental healthInternal medicineGeographyEndocrinology

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Year: 2013
Type: review
Volume: 10
Issue: 5
Pages: 307-318
Citations: 429
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                                    Geoffrey C. Farrell, 
                                
                                    Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong, 
                                
                                    Shivakumar Chitturi
                                
                            (2013). 
                            NAFLD in Asia—as common and important as in the West. 
                            Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
                            , 10
                            (5)
                            , 307-318.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.34

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DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.34