EVALUATION OF PROGRESSION OF HEPATIC FIBROSIS IN A GROUP OF PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE ACCOMPANIED FOR 10 YEARS
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been progressively diagnosed in the general population as a consequence of the increased prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, its main risk factors. It is characterized by accumulation of fat in the hepatocytes associated wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
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Series: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032019000300256&lng=en&tlng=en |