Histological subclassification of cirrhosis based on histological- haemodynamic correlation

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 771-779

  Kumar, M ^a   Sakhuja, P ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Manglik, N ^a   Choudhury, A ^a   Hissar, S ^a   Rastogi, A ^a   Sarin, S K ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 41749099049     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03653.x     Document Type: Article

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