HCV infection is common among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis, and it has been considered an independent risk factor for mortality in this setting. Although liver biopsy in ESRD patients with HCV infection is useful before kidney transplantation, it carries a high risk o
Soluble inflammatory markers as predictors of liver histological changes in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
โ Scribed by A. S. Moura; R. A. Carmo; A. L. Teixeira; V. H. R. Leite; M. O. C. Rocha
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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