Evaluation of liver histology, ALT elevation, and HCV RNA titer in patients with chronic hepatitis C

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1516-1522

  McCormick, Susan E ^a   Goodman, Zachary D ^a   Maydonovitch, Corinne L ^a   Sjogren, Maria H ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BIOPSY; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0029782343     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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