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    Roberto Cangemi, Marzia Miglionico & Stefania Basili

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Cangemi, R., Miglionico, M. & Basili, S. Infections as predictors of NAFLD progression. Intern Emerg Med 17, 2185–2186 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-022-03096-5

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