Natural history of compensated viral B and D cirrhosis

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-335

  Gheorghe, Liana ^a   Iacob, Speranta ^a   Simionov, Iulia ^a   Vǎdan, Roxana ^a   Gheorghe, Cristian ^a   Iacob, Rǎzvan ^a   Pârvulescu, Iulia ^a   Constantinescu, Ileana ^a  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatitis D virus infection; Natural history; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES TUMOR; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 29744457912     PISSN: 12214167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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