Obesity in children and adolescents: the relation between metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease Obesidade em crianças e adolescentes: relações com a síndrome metabólica e doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica

This article aims to review clinical and diagnostic aspects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with obesity and its relation to metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. An on-line search was carried out of original articles in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System...

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Main Authors: Maria Amélia Soares de Melo Duarte, Giselia Alves Pontes da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292010000200004