Protocol for a randomised trial testing a community fibrosis assessment service for patients with suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: LOCal assessment and triage evaluation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (LOCATE-NAFLD)

Protocol for a randomised trial testing a community fibrosis assessment service for patients with suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: LOCal assessment and triage evaluation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (LOCATE-NAFLD)

Abstract Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common type of chronic liver disease in Australia and its recent increase mirrors the obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics. Currently, many patients who present to primary care with abnormal liver function tests or steatosis...

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Main Authors: David Brain, James O’Beirne, Ingrid J. Hickman, Elizabeth E. Powell, Patricia C. Valery, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Ruth Tulleners, Alison Farrington, Leigh Horsfall, Adrian Barnett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NAFLD
Community-based management
Protocol
Randomised controlled trials
Economic evaluation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05233-2

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