Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio: Can it replace endoscopy for the screening of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1113-

  Mattos, Ângelo Zambam De ^a,b   Mattos, Angelo Alves De ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DIAMETER; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; SPLEEN;

EID: 84864882435     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283551e22     Document Type: Letter

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