Liver Biopsy Size Matters in Chronic Hepatitis: Bigger Is Better

Hepatology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1356-1358

  Scheuer, Peter J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER SURGERY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING;

EID: 0344586867     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hep.2003.10.010     Document Type: Editorial

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