Findings on liver biopsy to investigate abnormal liver function tests in the absence of diagnostic serology

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 195-199

  Skelly, Maeve M ^a   James, Peter D ^a   Ryder, Stephen D ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal liver function tests; Liver biopsy results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FATTY LIVER; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FATTY LIVER; FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0034862590     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00094-0     Document Type: Article

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