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Epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of Saudi patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a hospital-based study
BACKGROUND: The estimated prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Saudi Arabia is 7% to 10%. Despite the high prevalence of risk factors including diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia, no recent epidemiological studies have measured the disease burden. We aimed to determine the ch...
Autores principales: | Al-hamoudi, Waleed, El-Sabbah, Mohamed, Ali, Safiyya, Altuwaijri, Mansour, Bedewi, Mohamed, Adam, Mustafa, Alhammad, Alwaleed, Sanai, Faisal, Alswat, Khalid, Abdo, Ayman |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22588441 http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.288 |
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