Pathologist's perspective on liver needle biopsy size?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 275-277

  Demetris, A J ^a   Ruppert, Kris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0041669375     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(03)00282-4     Document Type: Editorial

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