Guided versus blind liver biopsy for chronic hepatitis C: Clinical benefits and costs

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 580-587

  Farrell, Richard J ^a   Smiddy, Pauline F ^a   Pilkington, Ruth M ^a   Tobin, Anne A ^a   Mooney, Eoghan E ^a   Temperley, Ian J ^a   McDonald, George S ^a   Bowmer, Heather A ^a   Wilson, Graham F ^a   Kelleher, Dermot ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Automated needle; Cost; Hepatitis C; Liver biopsy; Trucut; Ultrasound guidance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033033538     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80187-1     Document Type: Article

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