FibroScan Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1044-1046

  Sanchez Antolin G ^a   Garcia Pajares, F ^a   Vallecillo, M A ^a   Fernandez Orcajo, P ^a   Gomez de la Cuesta S ^a   Alcaide, No ^a   Gonzalez Sagrado, M ^b   Velicia, R ^a   Caro Paton A ^a  

^a Liver Transplant Unit   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OBESITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY; BODY MASS INDEX; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 64349087685     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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