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Epidemiology of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in China.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Aug 2013
Fan Jian-Gao
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of patients presenting with fatty liver disease (FLD) in China has approximately doubled over the past two decades. At present, FLD, which is typically diagnosed by imaging, is highly prevalent (≈ 27% urban population) in China and is mainly related to obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the percentage of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) among patients with chronic liver diseases in clinic...
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