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. 2016 Jul;64(1):309-10.
doi: 10.1002/hep.28317. Epub 2016 Jan 8.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score and mortality: Imperfect but not insignificant

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score and mortality: Imperfect but not insignificant

Veeral Ajmera. Hepatology. 2016 Jul.
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    Ekstedt M, Hagström H, Nasr P, Fredrikson M, Stal P, Kechagias S, Hultcrantz R. Ekstedt M, et al. Hepatology. 2016 Jul;64(1):310-1. doi: 10.1002/hep.28314. Epub 2015 Dec 23. Hepatology. 2016. PMID: 26517017 No abstract available.

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