Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score and Brunt's pathologic criteria for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: what do they mean and do they agree?

Comparative Study

Stefano Ballestri et al. Hepatology. 2011 Jun.

. 2011 Jun;53(6):2142-3; author reply 2143.

doi: 10.1002/hep.24322.

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