New Inuyama classification; new criteria for histological assessment of chronic hepatitis

International Hepatology Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-119

  Ichida, Fumihiro ^a   Tsuji, Takao ^b   Omata, Masao ^c   Ichida, Takafumi ^d   Inoue, Kyouichi ^e   Kamimura, Tomoteru ^d   Yamada, Goutarou ^b   Hino, Kunihiko ^f   Yokosuka, Osamu ^g   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^h  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^g CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLASSIFICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030471188     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4346(96)00325-8     Document Type: Article

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