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Review Article| Volume 49, ISSUE 1, P95-104, March 2020

Why Do Lifestyle Recommendations Fail in Most Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?

  • Jose Hernandez Roman
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    Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • Samarth Patel
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    Corresponding author. Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Service (111-N), 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
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    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA

    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23298-0342, USA
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Published:December 23, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gtc.2019.10.001

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