The role for liver biopsy in haemophiliacs infected with the hepatitis C virus

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 343-347

  Wong, Voi Shim ^a   Baglin, Trevor ^b   Beacham, Emma ^b   Wight, Derek D G ^b   Petrik, Juraj ^c   Alexander, Graeme J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fibrosis; haemophilia; hepatitis C; liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER NECROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 8244240419     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.452691.x     Document Type: Article

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