The diagnosis of cirrhosis: Clinical relevance and methodology

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1118-1119

  Schalm, S W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030828653     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80159-6     Document Type: Editorial

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