Predictors of histological activity and fibrosis in chronic Hepatitis C infection: A study from North India

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-243

  Singh, Sompal ^a   Gupta, Ruchika ^a   Malhotra, Veena ^a   Sarin, Shiv K ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Fibrosis stage; Genotypes; Hepatitis c virus; Histological activity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953928451     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.64332     Document Type: Article

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