Liver disease in the morbidly obese: a review of 1000 consecutive patients undergoing weight loss surgery

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MedicineLiver biopsyBody mass indexSteatohepatitisNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseObesityInternal medicineLiver diseaseMorbidly obeseSteatosisSurgeryGastroenterologyPopulationBiopsyWeight lossFatty liverDisease

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Year: 2014
Type: review
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Pages: 137-141
Citations: 119
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                                    Michael Subichin, 
                                
                                    Jesse Clanton, 
                                
                                    Marta Makuszewski
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Liver disease in the morbidly obese: a review of 1000 consecutive patients undergoing weight loss surgery. 
                            Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
                            , 11
                            (1)
                            , 137-141.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2014.06.015
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.06.015