Liver biopsy under ultrasound control for diffuse liver disease - Toward a faster, safer, cost-effective and easy acceptable procedure [1]

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-98

  Gheorghe, Liana ^a   Iacob, Speranta ^a   Gheorghe, Cristian ^a  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; SAFETY;

AUTOMATION; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 16244406238     PISSN: 12214167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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