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Ümit Bilge Doğan
Department of Gastroenterology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
Mustafa Salih Akın
Department of Gastroenterology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
Doğan, Ümit B., & Akın, M. S. (2014). AST-platelet ratio index cannot be used in the exclusion of significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 25(5), 594–595. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2014.14062
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Guzelbulut et al. (1) demonstrated that the aspartate aminotransferase (AST)-platelet ratio index (APRI) may be a useful noninvasive marker in the exclusion of both significant fibrosis and cirrhosis because of the high negative predictive values (NPVs) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
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Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
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Volume 25 · Issue 5
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594-595
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Ümit Bilge Doğan
Department of Gastroenterology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
Mustafa Salih Akın
Department of Gastroenterology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Doğan, Ümit B., & Akın, M. S. (2014). AST-platelet ratio index cannot be used in the exclusion of significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 25(5), 594–595. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2014.14062
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