Influence of the transmission route and disease duration in the histopathology of chronic hepatitis C: A study of 101 patients

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-19

  López Morante, Alfredo ^a   Sáez Royuela, Federico ^a   Echevarría, Celina ^a   Llanos, Concepción ^a   Martín Lorente, Jose L ^a   Yuguero, Luis ^a   Ojeda, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Hepatitis C; Histology activity index; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031933261     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199801000-00004     Document Type: Article

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