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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2007; 13(20): 2846-2851
Published online May 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i20.2846
Assessment of hepatic fibrosis in pediatric cases with hepatitis C virus in Egypt
Manal A El-Hawary, Mona S El-Raziky, Gamal Esmat, Hanan Soliman, Amr Abouzied, Maissa El-Raziky, Wafaa El-Akel, Rokaya El-Sayed, Fatma Shebl, Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Hanaa El-Karaksy
Manal A El-Hawary, Department of Pediatrics, Fayoum University, Egypt
Mona S El-Raziky, Rokaya El-Sayed, Hanaa El-Karaksy, Department of Pediatrics, Cairo University, Egypt
Gamal Esmat, Maissa El-Raziky, Wafaa El-Akel, Department of Tropical Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
Hanan Soliman, Department of Pathology, Cairo University, Egypt
Amr Abouzied, Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Department of Tropical Medicine, Hepatitis C Project, Egypt
Fatma Shebl, Department of Public Health, National Liver Institute, Egypt
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Manal A EL-Hawary, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine-Fayoum University, Postal address: 3 Mossadak street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. manalelhawary@yahoo.com
Telephone: +20-2-7600350 Fax: +20-10-1584525
Received: February 1, 2007
Revised: February 25, 2007
Accepted: March 1, 2007
Published online: May 28, 2007
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