Too much medicine: overdiagnosis and overtreatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

scientific article published in January 2018

Too much medicine: overdiagnosis and overtreatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is …
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P356DOI10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30142-5
P698PubMed publication ID29254617

P50authorIan A RoweQ42293609
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P921main subjectmetabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver diseaseQ1546498
non-alcoholic fatty liverQ66299798
P304page(s)66-72
P577publication date2018-01-01
P1433published inThe lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatologyQ27727626
P1476titleToo much medicine: overdiagnosis and overtreatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
P478volume3

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