Liver steatosis and chronic hepatitis C: A spurious association?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-129

  Fiore, Giorgio ^a   Fera, Giacomo ^a   Napoli, Nicola ^a   Vella, Francesco ^a   Schiraldi, Oronzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Fatty liver

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029944554     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199602000-00006     Document Type: Article

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