Diagnostic accuracy of a noninvasive hepatic ultrasound score for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)
Open Access
- 1 April 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Sao Paulo Medical Journal
- Vol. 133 (2), 115-124
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2014.9150812
Abstract
Key words: Liver disease; Epidemiology; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Ultrasonography; Tomography, x-ray computedKeywords
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