Liver histology in hepatitis C virus positive patients with normal and elevated alanine amino transferase levels

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 832-834

  Bhatty, Shaheen Ayoob ^a   Shaikh, Niaz Ahmed ^a   Akhter, Syed Shakil ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349102155     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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