Sequential algorithms combining non-invasive markers and biopsy for the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-531

  Sebastiani, Giada ^a   Vario, Alessandro ^a   Guido, Maria ^a   Alberti, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatic fibrosis; Liver biopsy; Non invasive markers; Stepwise combination algorithms

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 33846846344     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i4.525     Document Type: Article

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