Liver histopathology in patients with concurrent chronic hepatitis C and HIV infection

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 430, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-277

  Bierhoff, E ^a   Fischer, H P ^a   Willsch, E ^a   Rockstroh, J ^a   Spengler, U ^a   Brackmann, H H ^a   Oldenburg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Haemophilia; Hepatitis C; Human immunodeficiency virus; Liver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHOLESTASIS; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030986140     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01092749     Document Type: Article

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