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. 2021 Mar-Apr;11(2):278-279.
doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 9.

Changing Nomenclature from Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease - Not Only Premature But Also Confusing

Ajay Duseja  1 , Sunil Taneja  1
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Changing Nomenclature from Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease - Not Only Premature But Also Confusing

Ajay Duseja et al. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2021 Mar-Apr.
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