Prevalencia de elevación de transaminasas como indicador de sospecha de MAFLD en estudiantes de Medicina con peso normal

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https://doi.org/10.63688/p3100y43

Biografía del autor/a

  • Willan Antonio Muñoz Chamba, Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Medicina

     

     

     

     

  • Emilio José Jaramillo Jiménez, Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Medicina

     

     

     

     

     

  • Andrea Michelle Silva Suárez, Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Medicina

     

     

     

     

  • Danilo del Jesús Yumbla Lindao, Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Medicina

     

     

     

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2026-07-31

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Muñoz Chamba, W. A., Jaramillo Jiménez, E. J., Moreno Cortez, M. B., Silva Suárez, A. M., Vinces Crespo, L. J., & Yumbla Lindao, D. del J. (2026). Prevalencia de elevación de transaminasas como indicador de sospecha de MAFLD en estudiantes de Medicina con peso normal. Sage Sphere Multidisciplinary Studies, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.63688/p3100y43