Gastroenterology
Volume 142, Issue 1 , Pages 8-11 , January 2012

Lipids in Liver Disease: Looking Beyond Steatosis

  • Robert F. Schwabe

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Robert F. Schwabe, MD, Russ Berrie Pavilion, Room 415, Columbia University, 1150 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, New York 10032

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(11)01565-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.11.004

Gastroenterology
Volume 142, Issue 1 , Pages 8-11 , January 2012

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