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Editorial
. 2015 Apr;13(4):780-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.10.030. Epub 2014 Nov 5.

Myths and mysteries about staging hepatic fibrosis by fibroscan

Raj Vuppalanchi  1 , Arun J Sanyal  2
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Editorial

Myths and mysteries about staging hepatic fibrosis by fibroscan

Raj Vuppalanchi et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Apr.
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