Correlation Between Fibroscan, Liver Biopsy, and Clinical Liver Function in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Renal Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2425-2426

  Munoz R ^a   Ramirez E ^a   Fernandez, I ^a   Martin, A ^a   Romero, M ^a   Romero, E ^a   Dominguez Gil, B ^a   Hernandez, A ^a   Morales, E ^a   Andres, A ^a   Castellano, G ^a   Morales, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BIOPSY; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 68949215046     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.103     Document Type: Article

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