Significant liver fibrosis assessed using liver transient elastography is independently associated with low bone mineral density in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

BACKGROUND: Metabolic bone disorders frequently occur in patients with chronic liver disease; however, the association between liver fibrosis and bone mineral density in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is unclear. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional analysis of 231 asymptomati...

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Autores principales: Kim, Gyuri, Kim, Kwang Joon, Rhee, Yumie, Lim, Sung-Kil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28759632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182202

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28759632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182202

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