Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 8 , Pages 545-548 , August 2009

Prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver disease in a professional population of Wuhan, China

  • H. Dai

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    • Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 27 6309 4868.
    • Two authors contribute to the article equally.
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  • L. Chu

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
    • Two authors contribute to the article equally.
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  • S. Song

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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  • W. Li

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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  • L. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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  • Z. Wu

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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  • J. Zeng

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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  • Q. Duan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China

Received 19 February 2009 ,Revised 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 9 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.07.002

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 8 , Pages 545-548 , August 2009

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