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Original Article

Transient liver elastography in normal pregnancy – a longitudinal cohort study

Marcus Stenberg RibeiroPregnancy Care and Delivery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Hannes HagströmDivision of Hepatology, Department of Upper GI, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Per StålDivision of Hepatology, Department of Upper GI, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
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Gunilla AjnePregnancy Care and Delivery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
Pages 761-765 | Received 14 Mar 2019, Accepted 31 May 2019, Published online: 05 Jul 2019

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