Letter: hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B-the chicken-and-egg conundrum. Authors' reply

Qi Zheng^{1

2}, Mindie H Nguyen¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.
² Department of Hepatology, Hepatology Research institute, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.

Comment

Qi Zheng et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;55(1):145-146.

doi: 10.1111/apt.16698.

Qi Zheng^{1

2}, Mindie H Nguyen¹

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.
² Department of Hepatology, Hepatology Research institute, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.

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Systematic review with meta-analysis: prevalence of hepatic steatosis, fibrosis and associated factors in chronic hepatitis B.
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Letter: hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B-the chicken-and-egg conundrum.
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