Investigating mildly abnormal serum aminotransferase values

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7767, 2010, Pages 297-298

  Cobbold, Jeremy F L ^a   Anstee, Quentin M ^a   Thomas, Howard C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME ASSAY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIVER EXAMINATION; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FATTY LIVER; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE;

EID: 77955346268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4039     Document Type: Article

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