Relative skeletal muscle mass and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: from association to causation

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
² Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.

Editorial

Hee Yeon Kim et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;8(5):509-511.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.04.13.

¹ Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
² Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

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

Relationship Between Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study.
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