Validation of three noninvasive laboratory variables to predict significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C in Saudi Arabia

Validation of three noninvasive laboratory variables to predict significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C in Saudi Arabia

<b>Background: </b>We tested the clinical utility of the platelet count, the aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase (AST/ALT) ratio, and the AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) score in predicting the presence or absence of advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chr...

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Main Authors: Abdo Ayman, Al Swat Khalid, Azzam Nahla, Ahmed Shaffi, Al Faleh Faleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2007-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2007;volume=27;issue=2;spage=89;epage=93;aulast=Abdo

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