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Comment
. 2014 Jul 22;11(7):e1001681.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001681. eCollection 2014 Jul.

Does diagnosing fatty liver and chronic kidney disease do more good than harm?

Druin Burch  1
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Does diagnosing fatty liver and chronic kidney disease do more good than harm?

Druin Burch. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a linked Perspective, Druin Burch examines the usefulness of screening for risk factors of cardiovascular disease.

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The author declares that no competing interests exist.

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  • Association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Musso G, Gambino R, Tabibian JH, Ekstedt M, Kechagias S, Hamaguchi M, Hultcrantz R, Hagström H, Yoon SK, Charatcharoenwitthaya P, George J, Barrera F, Hafliðadóttir S, Björnsson ES, Armstrong MJ, Hopkins LJ, Gao X, Francque S, Verrijken A, Yilmaz Y, Lindor KD, Charlton M, Haring R, Lerch MM, Rettig R, Völzke H, Ryu S, Li G, Wong LL, Machado M, Cortez-Pinto H, Yasui K, Cassader M. Musso G, et al. PLoS Med. 2014 Jul 22;11(7):e1001680. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001680. eCollection 2014 Jul. PLoS Med. 2014. PMID: 25050550 Free PMC article.

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