Open AccessUnderstanding Environmental Contaminants’ Direct Effects on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Progression
Author(s) -
Laura E. Armstrong,
Grace L. Guo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current environmental health reports
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2196-5412
DOI - 10.1007/s40572-019-00231-x
Subject(s) - steatohepatitis , fatty liver , steatosis , medicine , disease , environmental health , physiology , gastroenterology
Environmental contaminants are considered one of the major factors in the development and progression of NAFLD, the most common liver disease in the USA.