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Editorial
. 2024 Jan-Jun;14(1):1-4.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1424.

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease: What's in the Name?

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease: What's in the Name?

Shivaram P Singh et al. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol. 2024 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Singh SP, Sudhamshu KC, Anirvan P, et al. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease vs Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease: What's in the Name? Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2024;14(1):1-4.

Keywords: Alcohol; Fatty liver disease; Nomenclature; Prevention; South Asia; Steatotic liver disease; Stigma.

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Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: Dr. Ananta Shrestha and Dr. Mamun Al Mahtab are associated as the Editorial board members of this journal and this manuscript was subjected to this journal's standard review procedures, with this peer review handled independently of these Editorial board members and their research group.

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