Open AccessPrevalence of fatty liver disease and its risk factors in the population of South China
Author(s) -
Yongjian Zhou,
Yuyuan Li,
Yuqiang Nie,
Jun Ma,
Lungen Lu,
Shengli Shi,
Minhu Chen,
Pinjin Hu
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i47.6419
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , anthropometry , prevalence , population , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , cross sectional study , liver disease , rural area , family history , chronic liver disease , abdominal ultrasonography , environmental health , alcoholic liver disease , disease , surgery , ultrasonography , cirrhosis , pathology
To investigate the population-based prevalence of fatty liver disease (FLD) and its risk factors in Guangdong Province, China.