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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2012; 18(13): 1525-1530
Published online Apr 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1525
Published online Apr 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1525
Noninvasive Parameters and hepatic fibrosis scores in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Hye Ran Yang, Myung Jin Kim, Jae Sung Ko, Jeong Kee Seo, Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
Hye Ran Yang, Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
Hae Ryoung Kim, Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyonggi-do 464-894, South Korea
Author contributions: Yang HR, Ko JS and Seo JK made substantial contributions to conception and design, drafting the article revising it critically for important intellectual content; Yang HR designed the research and wrote the paper; Yang HR and Kim MJ contributed to collect patients, the acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation; Kim HR performed the histopathological analysis; all authors approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Jeong Kee Seo, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, South Korea. jkseo@snu.ac.kr
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Received: August 26, 2011
Revised: January 16, 2012
Accepted: February 8, 2012
Published online: April 7, 2012
Revised: January 16, 2012
Accepted: February 8, 2012
Published online: April 7, 2012
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