[478] LARGE POPULATION STUDY IN LIVER STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT: PREVALENCE OF SIGNIFICANT FIBROSIS AND CORRELATION WITH LIVER BIOCHEMISTRY IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS B
β Scribed by J. Fung; C.L. Lai; J.C. Yuen; O.K. Wong; C.T. Cheng; D.Y. But; M.F. Yuen
- Book ID
- 117375573
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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