Hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women: risk factor or protection to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2012, Vol 11, Issue 1
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Gesira Florentino, Helma Cotrim, André Florentino, Consuelo Padilha, Manoel Medeiros-Neto, Gerson Bragagnol, Paulo Schwingel
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