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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2005; 11(34): 5314-5321
Published online Sep 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5314
Published online Sep 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5314
Severity of ultrasonographic liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome in Korean men and women
Hyeon Chang Kim, Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Sung Hee Choi, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
Hae Won Shin, Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Jae Youn Cheong, Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
Kwan Woo Lee, Dae Jung Kim, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea Hyun Chul Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Kap Bum Huh, Huh’s Diabetes Center and the 21st Century Diabetes and Vascular Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dae Jung Kim, MD, San-5 Wonchon-dong Youngtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, South Korea. djkim@ajou.ac.kr
Telephone: +82-31-219-5128 Fax: +82-31-219-4497
Received: March 16, 2005
Revised: April 1, 2005
Accepted: April 2, 2005
Published online: September 14, 2005
Revised: April 1, 2005
Accepted: April 2, 2005
Published online: September 14, 2005
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