Liver biopsy - Past, present and future

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-90

  Chuah, S Y ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Liver biopsy review

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; BLEEDING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEPSIS;

BIOPSY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIVER; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; SAFETY; SEPSIS;

EID: 0030076764     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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