Non-invasive prediction of oesophageal varices in cirrhosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2454-2455

  Sen, Sambit ^a   Griffiths, William J H ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Endoscopy; Platelet; Spleen; Varices

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GASTROSCOPY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN SIZE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 45849110649     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.2454     Document Type: Letter

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