Prevalence of hepatic steatosis and increased liver stiffness in Chinese children and adolescents: A national multicenter study
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Authors
- Yiling Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-8105)
- Yu Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6552-898X)
- Xiaosong Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1016-8480)
- Sumin Sui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7445-9221)
- Ci Qu
- Yangzhen Bianba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7639-3191)
- Jie Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5664-599X)
- Xi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-3997)
- Xiaoguo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1856-9185)
- Lin Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3832-7154)
- Hua Zheng
- Yiwu Cheng
- Zhenhua Zhao
- Fang Zhou
- Wenhui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5536-3477)
- Bohao Jin
- Xiaolin Ye
- Feng Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3637-5451)
- Xin Ni
- Xiaolong Qi
Institutions
- Zhongda Hospital Southeast University (CN)
- Bozhou People's Hospital (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Yancheng Second People's Hospital (CN)
- Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital (CN)
- First Hospital of China Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Children’s Hospital (CN)
- Shaoxing People's Hospital (CN)
- First Hospital of Lanzhou University (CN)
- Lanzhou University (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.70069
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
- Southeast University