Clinical significance of portal lymphoid aggregates/follicles in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis C

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1006-1011

  Luo, Jiing Chyuan ^a,b   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^b   Lai, Chiung Ru ^c   Lu, Ching Liang ^d   Li, Chung Pin ^a   Tsay, Shyh Haw ^b   Wu, Jaw Ching ^c   Chang, Full Young ^d   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a Division of Gastroenterology   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Georgetown Univ School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CHINESE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL SYSTEM; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033118685     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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