Variability of grade and stage in simultaneous paired liver biopsies in patients with hepatitis C

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-324

  Skripenova, Silvia ^a   Trainer, Thomas D ^a   Krawitt, Edward L ^a   Blaszyk, Hagen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33947431619     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.036020     Document Type: Article

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