Collagen proportionate area is superior to other histological methods for sub-classifying cirrhosis and determining prognosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 948-954

  Tsochatzis, Emmanuel ^a   Bruno, Sara ^b   Isgro, Graziella ^a   Hall, Andrew ^b   Theocharidou, Eleni ^a   Manousou, Pinelopi ^b   Dhillon, Amar P ^b   Burroughs, Andrew K ^a   Luong, Tu Vinh ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPSY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY; COLLAGEN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84898822767     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.12.023     Document Type: Article

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