Validation and comparison of simple noninvasive models for the prediction of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

Validation and comparison of simple noninvasive models for the prediction of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

Introduction. Although it is standard procedure in the evaluation of liver diseases, biopsy is an invasive method subject to sampling error and intra or inter-observer variability. Thus, surrogate markers of liver fibrosis have been proposed, with variable availability and accuracy.Aim. Validate and...

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Main Authors: Thabata Glenda Fenili Amorim, Guilherme Jönck Staub, César Lazzarotto, André Pacheco Silva, Joice Manes, Maria da Graça Ferronato, Maria Beatriz Cacese Shiozawa, Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Correa, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-11-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Liver cirrhosis
Biomarkers
Diagnosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314103

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