Diagnostic features of tuberculous peritonitis in the absence and presence of chronic liver disease: A case control study

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-185

  Shakil, A Obaid ^a   Korula, Jacob ^a,b   Kanel, Gary C ^a   Murray, Natalie G B ^a   Reynolds, Telfer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AHC 131 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GLOBULIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

EID: 0030067641     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89456-9     Document Type: Article

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