Intra-observer and inter-observer variation in the histopathological assessment of chronic viral hepatitis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 649-654

  Goldin, Robert D ^a   Goldin, Jonathan G ^b   Burt, Alistair D ^c   Dhillon, Paul A ^d   Hubscher, Stephan ^e   Wyatt, Judy ^f   Patel, Neera ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Knodell; Scheuer; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0030297138     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80234-0     Document Type: Article

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