Sarcopenia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a causal relationship

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy.

Editorial

Lucia Pacifico et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;8(2):144-147.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2018.11.11.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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