Increased liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography in severe acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1002-1007

  Wong, Grace L H ^b   Wong, Vincent W S ^b   Choi, Paul C L ^b   Chan, Anthony W H ^b   Chim, Angel M L ^b   Yiu, Karen K L ^b   Chan, Francis K L ^b   Sung, Joseph J Y ^b   Chan, Henry L Y ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Cirrhosis; Fibroscan; Liver biopsy; Liver stiffness

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ENTECAVIR; LAMIVUDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66549095110     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05779.x     Document Type: Article

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