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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2016;27(2):40-7
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Evaluation of liver fibrosis by transient elastography (FibroScan®) in rheumatic patients during methotrexate treatment
Hariklia Kranidioti1, Spilios Manolakopoulos1, Anna Kandili1, Xenophon Papacharalampous2, Dimitrios Pectasides1, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos1,3
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1: 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, National University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

2: Department of Radiology, National University of Athens Medical School, Aretaeio University Hospital, Athens, Greece

3: Joint Rheumatology Program, Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology Unit, 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, National University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

Keywords: Methotrexate; liver fibrosis; rheumatoid arthritis; psoriatic arthritis; elastography
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