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Are non‐invasive fibrosis markers for chronic hepatitis B reliable in sub‐Saharan Africa?
BACKGROUND: In the absence of liver biopsy, the World Health Organization recommends non‐invasive tests, such as aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and FIB‐4, to assess liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B. However, these tests are not well validated in sub‐Saharan Afr...
Autores principales: | Desalegn, Hailemichael, Aberra, Hanna, Berhe, Nega, Gundersen, Svein G., Johannessen, Asgeir |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5637891/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28222249 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.13393 |
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