Percutaneous liver biopsy--an overview.
Liver biopsies have been used for the histological assessment for liver disease for the last century and are considered the 'gold standard'; however, they are not without risk or complication. Advances in technology have lead to the development of several non-invasive markers for the assessment of t...
| Publicado en: | Gastrointestinal Nursing Vol. 9; no. 5; pp. 35 - 41 |
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| Formato: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Jun2011
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