Ultrasound elastography for fibrosis surveillance is cost effective in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus in the UK.

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Published in Dig Dis Sci on May 30, 2013

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C Canavan1, J Eisenburg, L Meng, K Corey, C Hur

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1: Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Nottingham University, Clinical Sciences Building, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK. mczcpc@nottingham.ac.uk

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