Transient elastography lacks precision in children

Marion Rowland¹, Paul McNally^{2

3}, Emer Fitzpatrick^{2

4}, Billy Bourke^{5

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. marion.rowland@ucd.ie.
² Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Kings College London UK, London, UK.
⁵ School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Marion Rowland et al. Pediatr Res. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;92(1):2.

doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01694-1. Epub 2021 Aug 31.

Marion Rowland¹, Paul McNally^{2

3}, Emer Fitzpatrick^{2

4}, Billy Bourke^{5

2}

¹ School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. marion.rowland@ucd.ie.
² Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Kings College London UK, London, UK.
⁵ School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Cystic fibrosis and noninvasive liver fibrosis assessment methods in children.
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