Carotid intima media thickness and echocardiography in risk stratification of obese adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: what is the “right” approach?

Mehmet Emre Atabek

doi:10.1515/jpem-2013-0206

Published by De Gruyter July 10, 2013

Carotid intima media thickness and echocardiography in risk stratification of obese adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: what is the “right” approach?

Mehmet Emre Atabek

From the journal Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2013-0206

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Keywords: adolescents; carotid intima media thickness; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; obesity

Corresponding author: Professor Mehmet Emre Atabek, MD, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, 42080-Meram, Konya, Turkey, Phone: +90 3322237264, Fax: +90 3322236181, E-mail: meatabek@hotmail.com

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Received: 2013-5-23

Accepted: 2013-6-5

Published Online: 2013-07-10

Published in Print: 2014-01-01

Carotid intima media thickness and echocardiography in risk stratification of obese adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: what is the “right” approach?

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