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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2011; 17(26): 3082-3091
Published online Jul 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i26.3082
Pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk
Lucia Pacifico, Valerio Nobili, Caterina Anania, Paola Verdecchia, Claudio Chiesa
Lucia Pacifico, Caterina Anania, Paola Verdecchia, Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161-Rome, Italy
Valerio Nobili, Department of Hepato-gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pediatric Hospital “Bambino Gesù”, Rome, Italy
Claudio Chiesa, Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, 00133-Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Pacifico L, Anania C and Chiesa C designed the study; Anania C, Verdecchia P and Nobili V were responsible for acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data; Pacifico L, Anania C and Verdecchia P drafted the manuscript; Pacifico L, Nobili V and Chiesa C prepared the final version of the manuscript; Chiesa C and Nobili V critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Claudio Chiesa, MD, Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, I-00133 Rome, Italy. claudio.chiesa@ift.cnr.it
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Received: February 2, 2011
Revised: March 21, 2011
Accepted: March 28, 2011
Published online: July 14, 2011
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