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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a popula...

Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a popula...

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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a population study using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transient elastography

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Full title

Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a population study using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transient elastography

Publisher

London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology

Journal title

Gut, 2012-03, Vol.61 (3), p.409-415

Language

English

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Publisher

London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology

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Contents

ObjectiveKnowledge of the epidemiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is incomplete because liver biopsy cannot be performed on the general population to assess disease severity. New non-invasive tests allow accurate and safe assessment in healthy individuals. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of NAFLD and advanced f...

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Full title

Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a population study using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transient elastography

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_920229152

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_920229152

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ISSN

0017-5749

E-ISSN

1468-3288

DOI

10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300342

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