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Hepatic Outcomes of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Including Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Saleh A. Alqahtani
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Liver Transplant Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Wah-Kheong Chan
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    Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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  • Ming-Lung Yu
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    School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Hepatitis Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Hepatobiliary Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatitis Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Published:March 09, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cld.2023.01.019

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