Comparison of non-invasive fibrosis markers and classical liver biopsy in chronic hepatitis C

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1873-1878

  Usluer, G ^a   Erben, N ^a   Aykin, N ^b   Dagli, O ^c   Aydogdu, O ^d   Barut, S ^e   Cevik, F ^b   Ormen, B ^f  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Gaziantep 25 Aralik Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Bafra State Hospital   (Turkey)

^e GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACTITEST; ADULT; AGE PLATELET INDEX; AGED; ARTICLE; AST ALT RATIO; AST PLATELET RATIO INDEX; CIRRHOSIS DISCRIMINATE SCORE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FIB4; FIBROTEST; GOTEBORG UNIVERSITY CIRRHOSIS INDEX; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866412553     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1513-6     Document Type: Article

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