Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and blood platelet count are good markers for fibrosis evaluation in schistosomiasis mansoni

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 599-

  Lambertucci, José Roberto ^a   Silva, Luciana Cristina Dos Santos ^a   Antunes, Carlos Maurício ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE TO PLATELET RATIO INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 36048978760     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822007000500023     Document Type: Letter

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