Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children with obesity– observations from one clinical centre in the Western Pomerania region

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing health problem in the pediatric population, due to the constantly increasing percentage of children with obesity. The objective of the study was to assess the occurrence of NAFLD based on ultrasound (USG) analysis and the use of alanine aminotran...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Marcinkiewicz, Anita Horodnicka-Józwa, Tomasz Jackowski, Kamila Strączek, Agnieszka Biczysko-Mokosa, Mieczysław Walczak, Elżbieta Petriczko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.992264/full