Efficacy of AST to Platelet Ratio Index in Predicting Severe Hepatic Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection |
Sim, Sung-Jun
(Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine)
Cheong, Jae-Youn (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Cho, Sung-Won (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Kim, Jong-Su (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Lim, Tae-Young (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Shin, Do-Hyun (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Lim, Sun-Gyo (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Kim, Young-Bae (Departments of Pathology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Lee, Kee-Myung (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Yoo, Byung-Moo (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Lee, Kwang-Jae (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Hahm, Ki-Baik (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) Kim, Jin-Hong (Departments of Gastroenterology, Genomic Research Center for Gastroenterology, Ajou University School College of Medicine) |
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