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Original Article

Prognostic value of clinical variables and liver histology for development of fibrosis and cirrhosis in autoimmune hepatitis

Lauri PuustinenClinic of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sonja BoydDepartment of Pathology, Haartman Institute and Huslab, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;
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Harri MustonenDepartment of Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;
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Perttu ArkkilaClinic of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;
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Johanna ArolaDepartment of Pathology, Haartman Institute and Huslab, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;
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Martti FärkkiläClinic of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; ;Department of Gastroenterology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 321-327 | Received 12 Aug 2016, Accepted 17 Oct 2016, Published online: 16 Nov 2016

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