Defining normal liver stiffness range in a normal healthy Chinese population without liver disease

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Fung, James ^a,b,c   Lee, Cheuk Kwong ^d   Chan, Monica ^e   Seto, Wai Kay ^a,c   Wong, Danny Ka Ho ^a,b   Lai, Ching Lung ^a,b   Yuen, Man Fung ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Hong Kong Brain Foundation   (Hong Kong)

^d Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service   (Hong Kong)

^e Access Medical Diagnostic and Laboratory Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84893435524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085067     Document Type: Article

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