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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2007; 13(47): 6419-6424
Published online Dec 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i47.6419
Prevalence of fatty liver disease and its risk factors in the population of South China
Yong-Jian Zhou, Yu-Yuan Li, Yu-Qiang Nie, Jin-Xiang Ma, Lun-Gen Lu, Sheng-Li Shi, Min-Hu Chen, Pin-Jin Hu
Yong-Jian Zhou, Yu-Yuan Li, Min-Hu Chen, Pin-Jin Hu, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province , China
Yong-Jian Zhou, Yu-Yuan Li, Yu-Qiang Nie, Sheng-Li Shi, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, First Municipal People’s Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510180, Guangdong Province, China
Jin-Xiang Ma, Department of Prevention Medicine, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510182, Guangdong Province, China
Lun-Gen Lu, Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200001, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a Grant from Guangzhou Health Bureau Project, No. 2004-Z001
Correspondence to: Yu-Yuan Li, Department of Gastro-enterology and Hepatology, First Municipal People’s Hospital of Guangzhou, No. 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, Guangdong Province, China. liyyliyy@tom.com
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Received: July 11, 2007
Revised: September 29, 2007
Accepted: November 18, 2007
Published online: December 21, 2007
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