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Predictive Value of Liver Stiffness Using FIB-4 Index in Mortality of Heart Failure Patients (Philippine Heart Failure Registry)

Victor Jonathan S. Benitez, Jennifer Cantre, Arnold De Guzman
Dec 2019 DOI 10.69944/pjc.fb2544e880

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Victor Jonathan S. Benitez, MD | Jennifer Cantre, MD | Arnold De Guzman, MD
Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles City

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