Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?

Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?

There is increasing evidence that fatty liver may be the most frequent liver disorder in Western countries. However, the epidemiology of fatty liver is still not fully understood and there is a clear need of better assessing and defining the potential role of the risk factors identified by clinical...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Bedogni, Stefano Bellentani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-04-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Fatty liver
epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119321106
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spelling doaj-4375aa829b4a488b96872df4cff1a9a72021-06-08T04:36:42ZengElsevierAnnals of Hepatology1665-26812004-04-01326365Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?Giorgio Bedogni0Stefano Bellentani1Centro Studi Fegato, AREA Science Park, Basovizza, Trieste; Fondo Studio Malattie Fegato, Trieste and Campogalliano, ItalyFondo Studio Malattie Fegato, Trieste and Campogalliano, Italy; Address for correspondenceThere is increasing evidence that fatty liver may be the most frequent liver disorder in Western countries. However, the epidemiology of fatty liver is still not fully understood and there is a clear need of better assessing and defining the potential role of the risk factors identified by clinical series in the general population. This article reviews the available data on the epidemiology of fatty liver and addresses some important questions that should be answered in much needed future research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119321106Fatty liverepidemiology
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Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?
Annals of Hepatology
Fatty liver
epidemiology
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title Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?
title_short Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?
title_full Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?
title_fullStr Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?
title_full_unstemmed Fatty liver: How frequent is it and why?
title_sort fatty liver: how frequent is it and why?
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series Annals of Hepatology
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publishDate 2004-04-01
description There is increasing evidence that fatty liver may be the most frequent liver disorder in Western countries. However, the epidemiology of fatty liver is still not fully understood and there is a clear need of better assessing and defining the potential role of the risk factors identified by clinical series in the general population. This article reviews the available data on the epidemiology of fatty liver and addresses some important questions that should be answered in much needed future research.
topic Fatty liver
epidemiology
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