Liver histology in hepatitis C infection: A comparison between patients with persistently normal or abnormal transaminases

Gut

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 274-278

  Healey, C J ^a   Chapman, R W G ^a   Fleming, K A ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aminotransferases; hepatitis C; pathology

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029146348     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.37.2.274     Document Type: Article

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