947 FEASIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LIVER STIFFNESS (LSM) MEASUREMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF FIBROSIS IN NAFLD
β Scribed by A. Mahmoudi; G. Nkontchou; M. Lemoine; J. Reboul Marty; N. Ganne Carrie; V. Grando Lemaire; J.C. Trinchet; M. Beaugrand
- Book ID
- 117376874
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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