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. 2007 May;56(5):736-7.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.115410.

The incidence and risks of liver biopsy in non-cirrhotic patients: An evaluation of 3806 biopsies

Jee-Fu Huang, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chia-Yen Dai, Nai-Jen Hou, Li-Po Lee, Zu-Yau Lin, Shinn-Chern Chen, Liang-Yen Wang, Ming-Yuh Hsieh, Wen-Yu Chang, Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang

The incidence and risks of liver biopsy in non-cirrhotic patients: An evaluation of 3806 biopsies

Jee-Fu Huang et al. Gut. 2007 May.
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