Fibroscan compared to FIB-4, APRI, and AST/ALT ratio for assessment of liver fibrosis in Saudi patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Fallatah, Hind I ^a   Akbar, Hisham O ^a   Fallatah, Alyaa M ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Fahd Armed Force Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Liver fibrosis; NAFLD; Saudi Arabia; Stiffness measurements

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; SCORING SYSTEM; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84990303149     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.38346     Document Type: Article

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