Evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using magnetic resonance in obese children and adolescents

Objective: To determine the frequency of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using nuclear magnetic resonance as a noninvasive method. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 50 children and adolescents followed up at an outpatient obesity clinic. The subjects were submitted to physi...

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Main Authors: Patrícia O. Benetolo, Maria I.M. Fernandes, Ieda R.L. Del Ciampo, Jorge Elias-Junior, Regina Sawamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755717307611