Taking a poke at the liver: which way is best?

Neil D. Shah; Todd H. Baron

doi:10.1055/a-0747-5713

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2019; 07(01): E72-E73
DOI: 10.1055/a-0747-5713

Editorial

Taking a poke at the liver: which way is best?

Neil D. Shah

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Todd H. Baron

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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