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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2011; 17(17): 2206-2210
Published online May 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i17.2206
Published online May 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i17.2206
Value of transient elastography for the prediction of variceal bleeding
Ioan Sporea, Iulia Raţiu, Roxana Şirli, Alina Popescu, Simona Bota, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy TimiŞoara, 300482 Timişoara, Romania
Author contributions: Sporea I wrote the paper, designed and supervised the study; Raţiu I, Şirli R, Popescu A and Bota S performed research; Raţiu I and Şirli R analyzed the data; Şirli R revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ioan Sporea, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, 13, Snagov str., 300482 Timişoara, Romania. isporea@umft.ro
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Received: October 15, 2010
Revised: January 11, 2011
Accepted: January 18, 2011
Published online: May 7, 2011
Revised: January 11, 2011
Accepted: January 18, 2011
Published online: May 7, 2011
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