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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;9(6):774-776.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2020.03.05.

Metabolic associated fatty liver disease and cancer risk: causal role or epiphenomenon?

Ali Bayoumi  1 , Mohammed Shatat  2 , Mohammed Eslam  1
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Editorial

Metabolic associated fatty liver disease and cancer risk: causal role or epiphenomenon?

Ali Bayoumi et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2020 Dec.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/hbsn.2020.03.05). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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