Insights from qualitative research on NAFLD awareness with a cohort of T2DM patients: time to go public with insulin resistance?

• Main Authors: Mireia Alemany-Pagès (Author), Mariana Moura-Ramos (Author), Sara Araújo (Author), Maria Paula Macedo (Author), Rogério T. Ribeiro (Author), Dulce do Ó (Author), João Ramalho-Santos (Author), Anabela Marisa Azul (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is estimated that around 70% of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients (T2DM) have Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Awareness and education are amongst the major shortcomings of the public health response to the increasing threat of NAFLD. Characterizing the specific NAFL...