Comparison of liver histopathology between chronic hepatitis C patients and chronic hepatitis B and C-coinfected patients

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 515-517

  Lee, Li Po ^a   Dai, Chia Yen ^a,b,c   Chuang, Wan Long ^a,b   Chang, Wen Yu ^a,b   Hou, Nei Jen ^c   Hsieh, Ming Yen ^a   Lin, Zu Yau ^a,b   Chen, Shinn Cherng ^a,b   Hsieh, Ming Yuh ^a,b   Wang, Liang Yen ^a,b   Chen, Tong Jong ^d   Yu, Ming Lung ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Coinfection; HBV; HCV; Histology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 33947284050     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04547.x     Document Type: Article

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