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      Awareness, management, and practice patterns of pediatric NAFLD by primary care physicians.

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          Abstract

          Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in children. Primary-care physicians (PCPs) play a key role in identifying patients requiring specialist referral. In this study, we aim to determine PCPs' practice patterns for paediatric NAFLD, as knowledge gaps have been reported for adult NAFLD.

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          Journal
          Paediatr Child Health
          Paediatrics & child health
          Oxford University Press (OUP)
          1205-7088
          1205-7088
          May 2022
          : 27
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
          [2 ] Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
          [3 ] Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
          [4 ] Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
          [5 ] Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
          Article
          pxab057
          10.1093/pch/pxab057
          9113856
          35599680
          cc752be5-5ede-46b4-960e-2ec13acbd7bf
          History

          Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis,Practice guidelines,Primary care physicians,Awareness,Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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