We read with great interest the practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis recently issued by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). 1 In particular, we appreciate the new definition of biochemical remission, which now requires not only no
Therapeutic options in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
β Scribed by Jeffrey L. Tokar; Carl L. Berg
- Book ID
- 107556252
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 474 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1092-8472
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