The increasing burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among young adults in the United States: A growing epidemic

Hepatology. 2016 Oct;64(4):1386-7. doi: 10.1002/hep.28555. Epub 2016 May 13.

Authors

Rachel Abou Mrad¹, Nawal Merjaneh¹, Ghassan Mubarak¹, Rocio Lopez², Nizar N Zein¹, Naim Alkhouri¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
² Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

PMID: 26991537
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28555

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cost of Illness
Female
Humans
Male
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / epidemiology*
Prevalence
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult