Liver biopsy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 344, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 495-500

  Bravo, A A ^a   Sheth, S G ^a   Chopra, S ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES;

EID: 0035864845     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200102153440706     Document Type: Review

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