Overview of the diagnostic value of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis (FibroTest, HCV FibroSure) and necrosis (ActiTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Comparative Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Poynard, Thierry ^a   Imbert Bismut, Françoise ^a   Munteanu, Mona ^a   Messous, Djamila ^a   Myers, Robert P ^a   Thabut, Dominique ^a   Rtziu, Vlad ^a   Mercadier, Anne ^a   Benhamou, Yves ^a   Hainque, Bernard ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; HYALURONIC ACID;

BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STAGING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 12344267742     PISSN: 14765926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-5926-3-8     Document Type: Review

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