Variability in hepatic iron concentration measurement from needle-biopsy specimens

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-177

  Villeneuve, Jean Pierre ^b   Bilodeau, Marc ^c   Lepage, Raymond ^c   Côté, Jean ^c   Lefebvre, Michel ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hemochromatosis; Hepatic iron concentration; Hepatic iron index

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0001265554     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80070-5     Document Type: Article

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