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577 Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) as a tool to measure liver fibrosis in treated patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC)

✍ Scribed by V. Grando-Lemaire; V. De Lédinghen; V. Bourcier; N. Ganne-Carrie; J.C. Trinchet; M. Beaugrand


Book ID
117374853
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
127 KB
Volume
44
Category
Article
ISSN
0168-8278

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