Diagnostic Accuracy of Platelet Count and Platelet Indices in Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients

Diagnostic Accuracy of Platelet Count and Platelet Indices in Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients

Objective. Keeping in mind the rising prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the need to establish noninvasive tests for its detection, the aim of our study was to investigate whether platelet count (PC), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW) can predi...

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Main Authors: Tamara Milovanovic Alempijevic, Milica Stojkovic Lalosevic, Igor Dumic, Nevena Jocic, Aleksandra Pavlovic Markovic, Sanja Dragasevic, Ivana Jovicic, Snezana Lukic, Dragan Popovic, Tomica Milosavljevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6070135

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6070135

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