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Acute viral hepatitis increases liver stiffness values measured by transient elastography†

  1. Umberto Arena1,‡,
  2. Francesco Vizzutti1,‡,
  3. Giampaolo Corti3,
  4. Silvia Ambu4,
  5. Cristina Stasi3,
  6. Silvia Bresci4,
  7. Stefania Moscarella1,
  8. Vieri Boddi5,
  9. Antonio Petrarca1,
  10. Giacomo Laffi1,
  11. Fabio Marra1,2,
  12. Massimo Pinzani1,2,§,*

Article first published online: 19 DEC 2007

DOI: 10.1002/hep.22007

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 47, Issue 2, pages 380–384, February 2008

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Arena, U., Vizzutti, F., Corti, G., Ambu, S., Stasi, C., Bresci, S., Moscarella, S., Boddi, V., Petrarca, A., Laffi, G., Marra, F. and Pinzani, M. (2008), Acute viral hepatitis increases liver stiffness values measured by transient elastography. Hepatology, 47: 380–384. doi: 10.1002/hep.22007

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  1. 1

    Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università degli Studi di Firenze/Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Firenze, Italy

  2. 2

    Center for Research, Higher Education and Transfer DENOThe, Università degli Studi di Firenze/Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Firenze, Italy

  3. 3

    Unità di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Università degli Studi di Firenze/Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Firenze, Italy

  4. 4

    Unità di Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Firenze/Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Firenze, Italy

  5. 5

    Dipartimento di Salute Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Firenze/Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Firenze, Italy

  1. ‡

    These authors contributed equally to this work.

  2. §

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*Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 85, 50134 Firenze, Italy

  1. †

    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 JAN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 19 DEC 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 AUG 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 20 JUL 2007

Funded by

  • Italian MIUR (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca)
  • University of Florence
  • Italian Liver Foundation

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