The Absence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Protect against Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of liver disease worldwide and its progressive form, steatohepatitis, will be the leading indication for liver transplant by 2020. While risk factors for steatohepatitis have been identified, little work has been performe...

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Autores principales: Corey, Kathleen E., Misdraji, Joseph, Zheng, Hui, Malecki, Kyle M., Kneeman, Jacob, Gelrud, Louis, Chung, Raymond T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3643948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062504

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3643948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062504

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