Yonsei Med J.
2013 Mar;54(2):541-542. 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.2.541.
Can We Accurately Assess Liver Fibrosis with Fibroscan(R) Using Fewer Valid Measurements?
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- 1Medical Informatics Research Center, Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- 2Middle East Liver Disease Center, Tehran, Iran. alavian@thc.ir
- 3Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- 4Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- KMID: 1503924
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2013.54.2.541
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