Liver stiffness values in healthy subjects: Implications for clinical practice

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-531

  Cobbold, Jeremy F L ^a   Taylor Robinson, Simon D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MEASUREMENT; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; VENOUS CONGESTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 39849088414     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.01.005     Document Type: Editorial

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