Liver stiffness measurements in acute hepatitis B: Implications for clinical practice

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-134

  Taylor Robinson, Simon D ^a   Cobbold, Jeremy F L ^a   Thomas, Howard C ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS LOAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75749095271     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328334250a     Document Type: Review

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