Scoring of liver biopsies: Are we doing it right?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1141-1143

  Scheuer, Peter J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Liver biopsy; Semi quantitative scoring

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; EDITORIAL; LIVER BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

BIOPSY; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER;

EID: 0029806112     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199612000-00001     Document Type: Article

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