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Editorial
. 2014 Jan;28(1):20.
doi: 10.1155/2014/496196.

Out with the old and in with the new: hepatic fibrosis assessment in Canada

Natasha Chandok
Editorial

Out with the old and in with the new: hepatic fibrosis assessment in Canada

Natasha Chandok. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Jan.
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