The impact of diabetes and obesity on liver histology in patients with hapatitis C

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 150-155

  Friedenberg, Frank ^a   Pungpapong, S ^b   Zaeri, N ^b   Braitman, L E ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Diabetes; Hepatitis C; Liver fibrosis; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; IRON;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037407378     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2003.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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