Assessment of liver histology in chronic alcoholics with and without hepatitis C virus infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1393-1398

  Anderson, S ^a   Nevins, C L ^a   Green, L K ^a   El Zimaity, H ^a   Anand, B S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Hepatitis C; Liver histology

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0034941431     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010671300507     Document Type: Article

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