Transient elastography in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) [14]

Gut

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1330-1331

  Yoneda, M ^a,b   Fujita, K ^a   Inamori, M ^a   Nakajima, Atushi ^a   Tamano, M ^b   Hiraishi, H ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELASTICITY; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548124999     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.126417     Document Type: Letter

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