Relationship of sarcopenia with steatohepatitis and advanced liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background Several studies have emerged indicating that sarcopenia is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, we aimed to systematically review and quantify the association between sacropenia and the histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Methods Pubmed, the Co...

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Main Authors: Rui Yu, Qiangwei Shi, Lei Liu, Lidong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0776-0