Noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis in Latin America and Mexico
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2010, Vol 9, Issue 0
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Misael Uribe, Ylse Gutiérrez-Grobe, Ramón Kobashi-Margáin, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
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