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Arsenic exposure and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among U.S. adolescents and adults: an association modified by race/ethnicity, NHANES 2005–2014

BACKGROUND: While associated with obesity, the cause of the rapid rise in prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children, which is highest among Hispanics, is not well understood. Animal experiments have demonstrated that arsenic exposure contributes to liver injury. Our objectiv...

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Autores principales: Frediani, Jennifer K., Naioti, Eric A., Vos, Miriam B., Figueroa, Janet, Marsit, Carmen J., Welsh, Jean A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29334960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-017-0350-1