The global NAFLD epidemic

Volume: 10, Issue: 11, Pages: 686 - 690
Published: Nov 1, 2013
Abstract
NAFLD is a clinical syndrome characterized by predominant macrovesicular steatosis of the liver. The clinical and histological phenotypes of NAFLD extend from a nonalcoholic fatty liver to NASH. Although the prevalence of NAFLD is increasing globally, and it is set to become the predominant cause of chronic liver disease in many parts of the world, the epidemiology and demographic characteristics of NAFLD vary worldwide. Indeed, the condition is...
Paper Details
Title
The global NAFLD epidemic
Published Date
Nov 1, 2013
Volume
10
Issue
11
Pages
686 - 690
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