Correlation between histologic staging, hepatitis C virus genotypes and clinical features in HCV chronic hepatitis: Evidence of a new pattern

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-204

  Di Tommaso, L ^a   Macchia, S ^a   Morandi, L ^a   Leoncini, S ^a   Pession, A ^a   Dal Monte, P R ^a   Foschini, Maria Pia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; HCV; Hepatitis; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGERY;

EID: 0043246657     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690301100306     Document Type: Article

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