Comparison of nine blood tests and transient elastography for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: The ANRS HCEP-23 study

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-62

  Zarski, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Sturm, Nathalie ^a,b   Guechot, Jérôme ^c   Paris, Adeline ^a   Zafrani, Elie Serge ^d   Asselah, Tarik ^e   Boisson, Renée Claude ^f   Bosson, Jean Luc ^a   Guyader, Dominique ^g   Renversez, Jean Charles ^a   Bronowicki, Jean Pierre ^h   Gelineau, Marie Christine ⁱ   Tran, Albert ^j   Trocme, Candice ^k   Ledinghen, Victor De ^l   Lasnier, Elisabeth ^c   Poujol Robert, Armelle ^c   Ziegler, Frédéric ^m   Bourliere, Marc ⁿ   Voitot, Hélne ^e   Larrey, Dominique ^o   Rosenthal Allieri, Maria Alessandra ^p   Fouchard Hubert, Isabelle ^q   Bailly, Franois ⁱ   Vaubourdolle, Michel ^c   more..

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT ALBERT BONNIOT   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^e BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^f CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^g RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

ⁱ HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^j CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^k UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^l BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^m IHU   (France)

ⁿ HÔPITAL SAINT JOSEPH   (France)

^o MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^p UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^q ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Blood tests; Chronic hepatitis C; Liver fibrosis; Surrogate markers; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 83555164750     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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