Ascitic fluid to serum bilirubin concentration ratio for the classification of transudates or exudates

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 401-403

  Elis, A ^b   Meisel, S ^b   Tishler, T ^b   Kitai, Y ^b   Lishner, M ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ASSAY; EXUDATE; HUMAN; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCITIC FLUID; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD PROTEINS; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0032034115     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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