Changing NAFLD Epidemiology in China

Hye Won Lee^{1

2

3}, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
² Institute of Digestive Disease, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Editorial

Hye Won Lee et al. Hepatology. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;70(4):1095-1098.

doi: 10.1002/hep.30848.

Hye Won Lee^{1

2

3}, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong^{1

2}

¹ Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
² Institute of Digestive Disease, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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Unexpected Rapid Increase in the Burden of NAFLD in China From 2008 to 2018: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zhou F, Zhou J, Wang W, Zhang XJ, Ji YX, Zhang P, She ZG, Zhu L, Cai J, Li H. Zhou F, et al. Hepatology. 2019 Oct;70(4):1119-1133. doi: 10.1002/hep.30702. Hepatology. 2019. PMID: 31070259

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