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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2005; 11(2): 255-259
Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.255
Clinical usefulness of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Hiroshi Sakugawa, Tomofumi Nakayoshi, Kasen Kobashigawa, Tsuyoshi Yamashiro, Tatsuji Maeshiro, Satoru Miyagi, Joji Shiroma, Akiyo Toyama, Tomokuni Nakayoshi, Fukunori Kinjo, Atsushi Saito
Hiroshi Sakugawa, Tomofumi Nakayoshi, Kasen Kobashigawa, Tsuyoshi Yamashiro, Tatsuji Maeshiro, Satoru Miyagi, Joji Shiroma, Akiyo Toyama, Tomokuni Nakayoshi, Fukunori Kinjo, Atsushi Saito, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Hiroshi Sakugawa, M.D., First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0215 Japan. b987607@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
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Received: April 22, 2004
Revised: April 28, 2004
Accepted: June 18, 2004
Published online: January 14, 2005
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