Probability of Cirrhosis in Patients with Hepatitis C

American Family Physician

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1831-1833

  Ebell, Mark H ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; PROBABILITY;

HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0242424202     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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