European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 339-342 , July 2009

Transient elastography for liver fibrosis diagnosis

  • Ellen Sloth Andersen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre University Hospital, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre University Hospital, Kettegård Alle 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. Tel.: +45 36322695.
    • ,
  • Peer Brehm Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
    • ,
  • Nina Weis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre University Hospital, Denmark

Received 29 August 2008 ,Accepted 24 September 2008.

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PII: S0953-6205(08)00265-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.09.020

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 339-342 , July 2009

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