| Title |
Improvement of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Chinese Patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Obesity Surgery, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11695-011-0579-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Chi-Ming Tai, Chih-Kun Huang, Jau-Chung Hwang, Hung Chiang, Chi-Yang Chang, Ching-Tai Lee, Ming-Lung Yu, Jaw-Town Lin |
| Abstract |
Obesity is a risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which appears to improve after weight loss induced by bariatric surgery in Western countries. The present study aims to determine the alterations of clinical measurements and liver histology of NAFLD after bariatric surgery in morbidly obese Chinese patients. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 69 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 21% |
| Unknown | 19 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 51% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 1% |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 22 | 31% |