Liver biopsy in the 21st century: Where and why?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 52-53

  Griffiths, Adrian ^a   Viiala, Charlie H ^a   Olynyk, John K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; SAFETY;

EID: 0037148372     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04282.x     Document Type: Editorial

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