title: Commentary: coincidental metabolic syndrome increases the risk of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK. m.miller@dundee.ac.uk.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dillon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*