Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a population study using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transient elastography.

Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun; Chu, Winnie Chiu-Wing; Wong, Grace Lai-Hung; Chan, Ruth Suk-Mei; Chim, Angel Mei-Ling; Ong, Arlinking; Yeung, David Ka-Wai; Yiu, Karen Kar-Lum; Chu, Shirley Ho-Ting; Woo, Jean; Chan, Francis Ka-Leung; Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen

Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun; Chu, Winnie Chiu-Wing; Wong, Grace Lai-Hung; Chan, Ruth Suk-Mei; Chim, Angel Mei-Ling; Ong, Arlinking; Yeung, David Ka-Wai; Yiu, Karen Kar-Lum; Chu, Shirley Ho-Ting; Woo, Jean; Chan, Francis Ka-Leung; Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen.

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Wong VW; Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Gut ; 61(3): 409-15, 2012 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21846782

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Fatty Liver/epidemiology; Liver Cirrhosis/epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Alcohol Drinking/adverse effects; Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology; Anthropometry; Cross-Sectional Studies; Elasticity Imaging Techniques/methods; Fatty Liver/complications; Fatty Liver/diagnosis; Female; Hong Kong/epidemiology; Humans; Liver/chemistry; Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis; Liver Cirrhosis/etiology; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/methods; Male; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Prevalence; Sex Distribution; Triglycerides/analysis; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Fatty Liver / Liver Cirrhosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Year: 2012 Type: Article

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