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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2010; 2(10): 374-383
Published online Oct 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i10.374
Published online Oct 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i10.374
Current status and agenda in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Japan
Yoshio Sumida, Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases, Nara City Hospital, Nara 6308305, Japan
Yuichiro Eguchi, Department of General Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga University, Saga 8498501, Japan
Masafumi Ono, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 7838505, Japan
Author contributions: Eguchi Y and Ono M equally contributed to this work; and Sumida Y wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Yoshio Sumida, MD, PhD, Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases, Nara City Hospital, Higashi Kidera-cho1-50-1, Nara 6308305, Japan. sumida@nara-jadecom.jp
Telephone: +81-742-241251 Fax: +81-742-222478
Received: June 21, 2010
Revised: September 22, 2010
Accepted: September 29, 2010
Published online: October 27, 2010
Revised: September 22, 2010
Accepted: September 29, 2010
Published online: October 27, 2010
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