Comparative evaluation of pediatric fatty liver disease criteria: MASLD, ESPGHAN, NASPGHAN, and NAFLD - identifying the optimal pediatric label

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¹ Division of Hepatobiliary, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan. Electronic address: pchuang@nhri.edu.tw.
³ Division of Hepatobiliary, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: daichiayen@gmail.com.
⁴ Division of Hepatobiliary, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Chih-Wen Wang et al. J Hepatol. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;80(4):e157-e159.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.01.004. Epub 2024 Jan 13.

¹ Division of Hepatobiliary, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan. Electronic address: pchuang@nhri.edu.tw.
³ Division of Hepatobiliary, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: daichiayen@gmail.com.
⁴ Division of Hepatobiliary, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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MASLD vs. NAFLD: A better definition for children with obesity at higher risk of kidney damage.
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