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Editorial
. 2024 Apr 10;16(2):288-299.
doi: 10.3390/pediatric16020025.

Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A New Term for a More Appropriate Therapy in Pediatrics?

Mosca Antonella  1 , Andrea Pietrobattista  1 , Giuseppe Maggiore  1
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Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A New Term for a More Appropriate Therapy in Pediatrics?

Mosca Antonella et al. Pediatr Rep. .

Abstract

The term "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" (NAFLD) has been, for a long time, used to describe the spectrum of liver lesions encompassing steatosis, steatohepatitis (NASH), and steatotic cirrhosis [...].

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