Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 387-388 , February 2009

Liver Fibrosis: Challenges of the New Era

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.028

Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 387-388 , February 2009