title: AST-platelet ratio index cannot be used in the exclusion of significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey. ubdogan@ hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Umit Bilge
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Mustafa Salih
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Akın
mesh_terms: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases