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. 1976 Jan;29(1):11–16. doi: 10.1136/jcp.29.1.11

Congenital hepatic fibrosis.

H J Hodgson, D R Davies, R P Thompson
PMCID: PMC475935  PMID: 1249246

Abstract

During 10 years four patients with congenital hepatic fibrosis were seen in a general hospital in London; three presented in adult life. It is suggested that the condition may account for a larger proportion of patients with chronic liver disease than has been thought to be the case.

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