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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2009; 15(4): 473-477
Published online Jan 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.473
Published online Jan 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.473
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in asymptomatic Brazilian adolescents
Raquel Rocha, Postgraduate Course in Medicine and Health, Federal University of Bahia, School of Medicine, Bahia 40110-150, Brazil
Helma Pinchemel Cotrim, Federal University of Bahia, School of Medicine, Salvador, Bahia 40110-150, Brazil
Almir Galvão Vieira Bitencourt, Daniel Batista Valente Barbosa, Adméia Souza Santos, Alessandro de Moura Almeida, Bruno Cunha, Isabel Guimarães, NASH Project, University Hospital Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia 40110-150, Brazil
Author contributions: Rocha R and Cotrim HP contributed equally to this work; Rocha R, Cotrim HP, Bitencourt AGV, Barbosa DBV, Almeida AM and Cunha B designed the research; Rocha R, Cotrim HP, Bitencourt AGV, Barbosa DBV, Santos AS, Almeida AM, Cunha B and Guimarães I performed the research; Rocha R and Cotrim HP analyzed the data; Rocha R and Cotrim HP wrote the paper.
Supported by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia
Correspondence to: Raquel Rocha, Doctoral student, Escola de Nutrição-Universidade Federal da Bahia, Avenida Araújo Pinho, 32-Canela, Salvador, Bahia 40110-150, Brazil. raquelrocha2@yahoo.com.br
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Received: August 30, 2008
Revised: October 20, 2008
Published online: January 28, 2009
Revised: October 20, 2008
Published online: January 28, 2009
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