FibroMeters: a family of blood tests for liver fibrosis

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 32, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 40-51

  Cales P ^a,b   Boursier, J ^a,b   Oberti, F ^a,b   Hubert, I ^a,b   Gallois, Y ^a,b   Rousselet, M C ^a,b   Dib, N ^a,b   Moal, V ^b   Macchi, L ^b   Chevailler, A ^b   Michalak, S ^a,b   Hunault, G ^a   Chaigneau, J ^a   Sawadogo, A ^a,b   Lunel, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Area of fibrosis; Blood tests; Chronic viral hepatitis; Cirrhosis; FibroMeterss; HIV co infection; Liver fibrosis; NAFLD; Non invasive diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 54849428396     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(08)73992-7     Document Type: Article

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