Abstract
A cross sectional study was conducted in 100 children, aged 5 to 12 years, to find the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver dieases (NAFLD), at New Delhi. Those with fatty liver on ultrasonography with no apparent etiology, were labeled as NAFLD. Three (3%) children had evidence of fatty liver on ultrasonography.
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Chaturvedi, K., Vohra, P. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children. Indian Pediatr 49, 757–758 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-012-0161-y
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