Peripancreatic lymphoadenopathy and extrahepatic immunological manifestations in chronic hepatitis C

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 665-667

  Neri, S ^a,b   Bruno, C M ^a   D'Angelo, G ^a   Russo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Marta   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Lymphoadenopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029784971     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1996.tb02150.x     Document Type: Article

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