Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio: a new marker for predicting steatohepatitis and fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Published in Liver Int on September 08, 2011

Authors

Naim Alkhouri1, Gareth Morris-Stiff, Carla Campbell, Rocio Lopez, Tarek Abu-Rajab Tamimi, Lisa Yerian, Nizar N Zein, Ariel E Feldstein

Author Affiliations

1: Digestive Disease Institute, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. alkhoun@ccf.org

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