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Editorial
. 2013 Oct;145(4):717-9.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.08.025. Epub 2013 Aug 22.

NAFLD fibrosis score: is it ready for wider use in clinical practice and for clinical trials?

Samer Gawrieh  1 , Naga Chalasani
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Editorial

NAFLD fibrosis score: is it ready for wider use in clinical practice and for clinical trials?

Samer Gawrieh et al. Gastroenterology. 2013 Oct.
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