The spectrum of liver disease in the general population: Lesson from the dionysos study

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 531-537

  Bellentani, Stefano ^a   Tiribelli, Claudio ^a,b  

^a Fondo Studio Malattie del Fegato   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; FATTY LIVER; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034791598     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00151-9     Document Type: Article

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