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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2009; 15(45): 5693-5699
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5693
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5693
Hepatic steatosis in overweight/obese females: New screening method for those at risk
Giovanni Tarantino, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Paolo Conca, Patrizia Colicchio, Carmine Finelli, Franco Contaldo, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini, 5 80131 Naples, Italy
Genoveffa Pizza, Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Silvia Savastano, Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, Section of Endocrinology, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini, 5 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: Savastano S, Colao A and Tarantino G conceived of the study; Tarantino G coordinated the acquisition and interpretation of data, carried out the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript; Colao A, Savastano S, Contaldo F and Pasanisi F contributed to revise the manuscript; Pizza G, Di Somma C, Colicchio P and Finelli C carried out the clinical investigation; Tarantino G performed ultrasonography. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Giovanni Tarantino, MD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hepatology in Internal Medicine, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini, 5 80131 Naples, Italy. tarantin@unina.it
Telephone: +39-81-7462924 Fax: +39-81-5466152
Received: August 21, 2009
Revised: September 17, 2009
Accepted: September 24, 2009
Published online: December 7, 2009
Revised: September 17, 2009
Accepted: September 24, 2009
Published online: December 7, 2009
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