Prevalence of Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and association with body mass index in obese adolescents in Padang
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Background The prevalence of obesity in children increased from year to year and cause a variety of chronic diseases such as Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is a liver inflammation due to accumulation of fat in the liver, which had no relationship with alcohol consumption, but associated with obesity and diabetes factors. In most cases, diagnosis of NASH was established by elevated levels of aminotransferase enzymes.
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دوره 2013 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013