Cryoglobulinemia in chronic liver diseases;Kryoglobulinamie und chronische Lebererkrankungen

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 391-401

  Csepregi, A ^a   Nemesanszky E ^a   Bely M ^a  

^a Landesinst F Rheumatol/P   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chronic liver diseases; Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C virus; Interferon ; Rheumatoid factor; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREVALENCE; PURPURA; BIOPSY; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULITIS;

ALPHA INTERFERON; CRYOGLOBULIN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

BIOPSY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOGLOBULINS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031810023     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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