Development and evaluation of a nurse-led transient elastography service for the staging of hepatic fibrosis in patients with suspected chronic liver disease

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 749-754

  McCorry, R B ^a   Palaniyappan, N ^a   Chivinge, A ^a   Kaye, P ^a   James, M W ^a   Aithal, G P ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84865138800     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs043     Document Type: Article

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