Fibrosing NASH: On being a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat (That Isn't There)

Gastroenterology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-28

  Charlton, Michael R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 78650495576     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.11.027     Document Type: Editorial

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