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Original Article

A prospective study on the causes of notably raised alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

Helgi Kristinn BjörnssonFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland;
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Sigurdur OlafssonMedical Faculty, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of the Internal Medicine, The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Ottar M. BergmannMedical Faculty, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of the Internal Medicine, The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Einar S. BjörnssonFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland; ;Medical Faculty, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of the Internal Medicine, The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavík, IcelandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 594-600 | Received 18 Oct 2015, Accepted 15 Nov 2015, Published online: 14 Dec 2015

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