Different Cutpoints for Transient Elastography Lead to Different Associations With Cirrhosis
Rohit P Ojha1, Brooke R MacDonald2, Tzu-Chun Chu2
1Center for Outcomes Research, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health, Fort Worth, Texas.
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