Obesity and air pollution: global risk factors for pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Published in Hepat Mon on October 01, 2011

Authors

Roya Kelishadi1, Parinaz Poursafa

Author Affiliations

1: Pediatrics Department, Child Health Promotion Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.

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