Transient elastography: a non-invasive tool for assessing liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV patients.

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Published in World J Gastroenterol on November 07, 2010

Authors

Valentina Li Vecchi1, Maurizio Soresi, Claudia Colomba, Giovanni Mazzola, Pietro Colletti, Maurizio Mineo, Paola Di Carlo, Emanuele La Spada, Giovanni Vizzini, Giuseppe Montalto

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Pathologies, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 141, 90127 Palermo, Italy.

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