Algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Authors: Shirokova E.N.1, Tkach K.V.1
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Affiliations:
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Issue: Vol 32, No 9 (2025)
- Pages: 190-206
- Section: Алгоритмы
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2073-4034/article/view/368211
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/pharmateca.2025.9.190-206
- ID: 368211
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About the authors
Elena N. Shirokova
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Author for correspondence.
Email: shirokova_e_n@staff.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6819-0889
Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology, N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine
Russian Federation, MoscowKsenia V. Tkach
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: tkach_k_v@student.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-7649-9182
Postgraduate Student, Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology, N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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