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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2006; 12(48): 7821-7825
Published online Dec 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i48.7821
Non invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in paediatric patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Angelo Iacobellis, Matilde Marcellini, Angelo Andriulli, Francesco Perri, Gioacchino Leandro, Rita Devito, Valerio Nobili
Angelo Iacobellis, Angelo Andriulli, Francesco Perri, Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Matilde Marcellini, Valerio Nobili, Liver Unit, Bambino Gesu’ Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Gioacchino Leandro, Division of Gastroenterology, “De Bellis” Hospital, IRCCS, Castellana Grotte, Italy
Rita Devito, Pathology Department Bambino Gesu’ Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Correspondence to: Dr. Valerio Nobili, Liver Unit, Bambino Gesu’ Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy. nobili66@yahoo.it
Telephone: +39-6-68592243 Fax: +39-6-68592192
Received: September 17, 2006
Revised: September 28, 2006
Accepted: November 30, 2006
Published online: December 28, 2006
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