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Risk of fractures and subsequent mortality in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

Axel WesterHannes Hagström
Published in: Journal of internal medicine (2022)
Patients with NAFLD have a slightly higher rate of fractures but long-term risk of fractures comparable to the general population. This suggests that broad surveillance of risk factors for fractures in patients with NAFLD is not motivated.
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