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Emerging Topics in Nutrition

Examining the Relationship Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome in Nondiabetic Subjects

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Pages 457-465 | Received 08 Feb 2018, Accepted 17 Feb 2018, Published online: 13 Apr 2018

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