• Title of article

    Noninvasive liver fibrosis assessment: Why does the APRI not work for hepatitis B?

  • Author/Authors

    Christian Philipp Selinger Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Services - Concord Repatriation and General Hospital - Concord - Sydney, Australia , Rupert W. Leong Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Services - Concord Repatriation and General Hospital - Concord - Sydney, Australia

  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    556
  • To page
    557
  • Abstract
    We read the article by Yilmaz et al. with interest (1). Chronic liver disease requires the regular assessment of fibrosis to risk-stratify patients to treat and monitor the complications of liver cirrhosis (2).
  • Keywords
    Liver fibrosis , Aspartate aminotransferase , Hepatitis B
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Record number

    2424225