Coronary artery disease in NASH-related cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 963-964

  Kadayifci, Abdurrahman ^a   Bass, Nathan M ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 70349740778     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.06.015     Document Type: Letter

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