Assessment of liver histology in patients with hepatitis C and normal transaminase levels

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 869-872

  Stanley, Adrian J ^a   Haydon, Geoffrey H ^a   Piris, Juan ^a   Jarvis, Lisa M ^a   Hayes, Peter C ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Cirrhosis; Genotype; Hepatitis C; Histology; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0029737853     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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