Histological discrimination between autoimmune hepatitis and drug-induced liver injury

Hepatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 657-

  Fujiwara, Keiichi ^a   Yokosuka, Osamu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 84856385044     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.24768     Document Type: Letter

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