Red cell distribution width as a potential index to assess the severity of hepatitis B virus-related liver diseases

Hepatology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2014, Pages E464-E470

  Huang, Rui ^a   Yang, Chenchen ^b   Wu, Kangkang ^c   Cao, Shufeng ^c   Liu, Yong ^c   Su, Ran ^b   Xiong, Yali ^c   Huang, Aijun ^c   Wu, Chao ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Liver cirrhosis; Red cell distribution width

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917738287     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12342     Document Type: Article

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