## Histological staging is used for stratification and as- A number of therapies for PBC have been investisessment of treatment efficacy in therapeutic trials for gated in clinical trials although none has been shown to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Knowledge of the rate be totally effective. [
Time course of histological progression in primary biliary cirrhosis
โ Scribed by GR Locke III; TM Therneau; J Ludwig; ER Dickson; KD Lindor
- Book ID
- 118686097
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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