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Combined paediatric NAFLD fibrosis index and transient elastography to predict clinically significant fibrosis in children with fatty liver disease
Article first published online: 12 NOV 2012
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12024
© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S
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Alkhouri, N., Sedki, E., Alisi, A., Lopez, R., Pinzani, M., Feldstein, A. E. and Nobili, V. (2013), Combined paediatric NAFLD fibrosis index and transient elastography to predict clinically significant fibrosis in children with fatty liver disease. Liver International, 33: 79–85. doi: 10.1111/liv.12024
Publication History
- Issue published online: 10 DEC 2012
- Article first published online: 12 NOV 2012
- Accepted manuscript online: 17 OCT 2012 11:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 4 OCT 2012
- Manuscript Received: 3 FEB 2012
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