Instructions for the fibroscan;Le fibroscan: Mode d'emploi

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 513-514

  Beaugrand, Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; FIBROSCAN; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33744916066     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(06)73219-5     Document Type: Editorial

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