The pediatric NAFLD fibrosis index: a predictor of liver fibrosis in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

2009158 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Valério Nobili · Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital

Anna Alisi · Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Andrea Vania · Sapienza University of Rome

Claudio Tiribelli · California Liver Research Institute

Andrea Pietrobattista · Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital

Giorgio Bedogni · AREA Science Park

Abstract

PNFI may help clinicians to predict liver fibrosis in children with NAFLD, but external validation is needed before it can be employed for this purpose.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Liver Disease and Transplantation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medicine

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 21-21

DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-7-21

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