Age-and sex-related reference ranges of alanine aminotransferase levels in children: European paediatric HCV Network

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-77

  England, Kirsty ^a   Thorne, Claire ^a   Pembrey, Lucy ^a   Tovo, Pier Angelo ^b   Newell, Marie Louise ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alt; Centiles; Liver; Liverenzyme; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 67651049819     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31818fc63b     Document Type: Article

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