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Letters to the Editors: Potential pitfalls on the validation of liver stiffness measurement by Fibroscan with histological staging in chronic hepatitis B
Article first published online: 3 SEP 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04430.x
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Chan, H. L.-Y. (2010), Letters to the Editors: Potential pitfalls on the validation of liver stiffness measurement by Fibroscan with histological staging in chronic hepatitis B. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 32: 937–938. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04430.x
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- Issue published online: 3 SEP 2010
- Article first published online: 3 SEP 2010
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