Serum hyaluronic acid concentrations in children with cirrhosis

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 129-130

  Saltik Temizel, Inci Nur ^a   Koçak, Nurten ^a   Özen, Hasan ^a   Demir, Hülya ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Chronic liver disease; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; HYALURONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4344703779     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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