Complex non‐invasive fibrosis models are more accurate than simple models in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease

@article{Adams2011ComplexNF,
  title={Complex non‐invasive fibrosis models are more accurate than simple models in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease},
  author={Leon A. Adams and Jacob George and Elisabetta Bugianesi and Enrico Rossi and Willem Bastiaan de Boer and David van der Poorten and Helena L. Ching and Max K. Bulsara and Gary P. Jeffrey},
  journal={Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology},
  year={2011},
  volume={26}
}
Background and Aim:  Significant hepatic fibrosis is prognostic of liver morbidity and mortality in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, it remains unclear whether non‐invasive fibrosis models can determine this end‐point. We therefore compared the accuracy of simple bedside versus complex fibrosis models across a range of fibrosis in a multi‐centre NAFLD cohort. 
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