title: Fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes: common and often unmanaged.
abstract: This study of patients with type 2 diabetes in a large rural clinic showed that abnormal liver function tests do not usually lead to diagnostic imaging studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Altru Health System Diabetes Center, Grand Forks, ND, USA. Eric.l.johnson@med.und.edu
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011859:Radiography; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012424:Rural Population; D014463:Ultrasonography