Measurement of liver function for patients with cirrhosis by 13C-methacetin breath test compared with Child-Pugh score and routine liver function tests

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1563-1566

  Liu, Yun Xiang ^a   Huang, Liu Ye ^a   Wu, Cheng Rong ^a   Cui, Jun ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

13C methacetin breath test; Cirrhosis; Liver function

Indexed keywords

4 ACETANISIDINE; 4 ACETANISIDINE C 13; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD PUGH SCORE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33749077469     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200609020-00010     Document Type: Article

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