European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 487-489 , September 2009

Outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy: Still a good option

Received 5 October 2008 ,Revised 7 February 2009 ,Accepted 17 February 2009.

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PII: S0953-6205(09)00037-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.02.002

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 487-489 , September 2009

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