Diagnosis of pathologically confirmed Symmers' periportal fibrosis by ultrasonography: a prospective blinded study.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on January 01, 1988

Authors

M Homeida1, A F Abdel-Gadir, A W Cheever, J L Bennett, B M Arbab, S Z Ibrahium, I M Abdel-Salam, A A Dafalla, T E Nash

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1: Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan.

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