Diagnostic power of fibroscan in predicting liver fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
β Scribed by Anna Alisi; Massimo Pinzani; Valerio Nobili
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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