Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease burden – Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, 2017–2030

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease burden – Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, 2017–2030

Background/Aim: Due to epidemic levels of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and resulting nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) will be driving factors in liver disease burden in the coming years in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Material...

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Main Authors: Khalid Alswat, Abdulrahman A Aljumah, Faisal M Sanai, Faisal Abaalkhail, Mohamed Alghamdi, Waleed K Al Hamoudi, Abdullah Al Khathlan, Huda Al Quraishi, Ahmed Al Rifai, Mohamed Al Zaabi, Mohamed A Babatin, Chris Estes, Almoutaz Hashim, Homie Razavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Burden of disease
cardiovascular disease
cirrhosis
decompensated cirrhosis
healthcare resource utilization
hepatocellular carcinoma
metabolic syndrome
nonalcoholic fatty liver
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
obesity
type 2 diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2018;volume=24;issue=4;spage=211;epage=219;aulast=Alswat

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