Florence Tubach

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Country: France

Publications

  1. ncbi Using patients' and rheumatologists' opinions to specify a short form of the WOMAC function subscale
    F Tubach
    Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hopitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, 75018 Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:75-9. 2005
  2. ncbi Natural history and prognostic indicators of sciatica
    Florence Tubach
    INSERM U88, Hopital National de Saint Maurice, 94415 Saint Maurice Cedex, France
    J Clin Epidemiol 57:174-9. 2004
  3. ncbi Evaluation of clinically relevant states in patient reported outcomes in knee and hip osteoarthritis: the patient acceptable symptom state
    F Tubach
    Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale E 0357, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, 75018 Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:34-7. 2005
  4. ncbi Evaluation of clinically relevant changes in patient reported outcomes in knee and hip osteoarthritis: the minimal clinically important improvement
    F Tubach
    Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, 75018 Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:29-33. 2005
  5. ncbi Feeling good rather than feeling better matters more to patients
    Florence Tubach
    Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Bichat, INSERM U738, Universite Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France
    Arthritis Rheum 55:526-30. 2006
  6. ncbi High levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies are associated with co-occurrence of pulmonary diseases with rheumatoid arthritis
    Fleur Aubart
    Service de Rhumatologie, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
    J Rheumatol 38:979-82. 2011
  7. ncbi A home-visiting intervention targeting determinants of infant mental health: the study protocol for the CAPEDP randomized controlled trial in France
    Florence Tubach
    AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Département d Epidémiologie et Recherche Clinique, 46 rue Henri Huchard, secteur Claude Bernard, 75877 Paris Cedex 18, Paris, France
    BMC Public Health 12:648. 2012
  8. ncbi The variability in minimal clinically important difference and patient acceptable symptomatic state values did not have an impact on treatment effect estimates
    Florence Tubach
    AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Paris, France
    J Clin Epidemiol 62:725-8. 2009
  9. ncbi Blinding was judged more difficult to achieve and maintain in nonpharmacologic than pharmacologic trials
    Isabelle Boutron
    INSERM EMI 03 57, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Faculte Xavier Bichat, Universite Paris 7, France
    J Clin Epidemiol 57:543-50. 2004
  10. ncbi Validation of a short form of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index function subscale in hip and knee osteoarthritis
    Gabriel Baron
    AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Département d Eidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, INSERM, U738, Paris, France
    Arthritis Rheum 57:633-8. 2007

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Publications51

  1. ncbi Using patients' and rheumatologists' opinions to specify a short form of the WOMAC function subscale
    F Tubach
    Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hopitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, 75018 Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:75-9. 2005
    ..Reducing the number of items of the subscale would enhance efficiency and compliance, particularly for use in clinical practice applications...
  2. ncbi Natural history and prognostic indicators of sciatica
    Florence Tubach
    INSERM U88, Hopital National de Saint Maurice, 94415 Saint Maurice Cedex, France
    J Clin Epidemiol 57:174-9. 2004
    ..Sciatica is thought to have a good clinical outcome, but in fact, its natural history is not well known...
  3. ncbi Evaluation of clinically relevant states in patient reported outcomes in knee and hip osteoarthritis: the patient acceptable symptom state
    F Tubach
    Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale E 0357, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, 75018 Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:34-7. 2005
    ..The patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) is the value beyond which patients can consider themselves well. This concept can help in interpreting results of clinical trials...
  4. ncbi Evaluation of clinically relevant changes in patient reported outcomes in knee and hip osteoarthritis: the minimal clinically important improvement
    F Tubach
    Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, 75018 Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:29-33. 2005
    ..In clinical trials, at the group level, results are usually reported as mean and standard deviation of the change in score, which is not meaningful for most readers...
  5. ncbi Feeling good rather than feeling better matters more to patients
    Florence Tubach
    Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Bichat, INSERM U738, Universite Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France
    Arthritis Rheum 55:526-30. 2006
    ....
  6. ncbi High levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies are associated with co-occurrence of pulmonary diseases with rheumatoid arthritis
    Fleur Aubart
    Service de Rhumatologie, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
    J Rheumatol 38:979-82. 2011
    ..To investigate whether levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP2) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with the co-occurrence of lung diseases...
  7. ncbi A home-visiting intervention targeting determinants of infant mental health: the study protocol for the CAPEDP randomized controlled trial in France
    Florence Tubach
    AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Département d Epidémiologie et Recherche Clinique, 46 rue Henri Huchard, secteur Claude Bernard, 75877 Paris Cedex 18, Paris, France
    BMC Public Health 12:648. 2012
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  8. ncbi The variability in minimal clinically important difference and patient acceptable symptomatic state values did not have an impact on treatment effect estimates
    Florence Tubach
    AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Paris, France
    J Clin Epidemiol 62:725-8. 2009
    ..The objective was to investigate the influence of the choice of MCID and/or PASS values on the difference in success rate between arms...
  9. ncbi Blinding was judged more difficult to achieve and maintain in nonpharmacologic than pharmacologic trials
    Isabelle Boutron
    INSERM EMI 03 57, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Faculte Xavier Bichat, Universite Paris 7, France
    J Clin Epidemiol 57:543-50. 2004
    ..To compare the feasibility of blinding and the perceived risk of unblinding in trials evaluating pharmacologic (PT) and nonpharmacologic treatments (NPT) of hip or knee osteoarthritis...
  10. ncbi Validation of a short form of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index function subscale in hip and knee osteoarthritis
    Gabriel Baron
    AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Département d Eidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, INSERM, U738, Paris, France
    Arthritis Rheum 57:633-8. 2007
    ..The goal of the present study was to validate this short form...
  11. ncbi Surgical management of patients with Marfan syndrome: evolution throughout the years
    Alireza Samadi
    Service de cardiologie, Centre de référence pour les syndromes de Marfan et apparentés, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
    Arch Cardiovasc Dis 105:84-90. 2012
    ..To evaluate the evolution of surgical management in a large population of patients with Marfan syndrome...
  12. ncbi Stability of the patient acceptable symptomatic state over time in outcome criteria in ankylosing spondylitis
    Florence Tubach
    Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Bichat Hospital, University Paris VII, INSERM U738, Paris, France
    Arthritis Rheum 55:960-3. 2006
    ..Our goal was to determine the PASS in main outcome criteria when assessing patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to evaluate whether the PASS is stable over time...
  13. ncbi Evaluating fidelity in home-visiting programs a qualitative analysis of 1058 home visit case notes from 105 families
    Thomas Saias
    Laboratoire de Recherche, établissement public de santé Maison Blanche, Paris, France
    PLoS ONE 7:e36915. 2012
    ..This paper seeks to evaluate fidelity in a 27-month program addressing maternal and child health which took place in France between 2006 and 2011...
  14. ncbi Minimal clinically important improvement and patient acceptable symptom state for subjective outcome measures in rheumatic disorders
    Florence Tubach
    Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
    J Rheumatol 34:1188-93. 2007
    ..The purpose of this SIG at OMERACT 8 was to inform participants of the MCII and PASS concepts and to agree on MCII and PASS values for pain, patient global assessment, and functional impairment...
  15. ncbi Aortic event rate in the Marfan population: a cohort study
    Guillaume Jondeau
    Centre de référence pour le syndrome de Marfan et apparentés, Hopital Bichat, 75018 Paris, France
    Circulation 125:226-32. 2012
    ..Optimal management, including timing of surgery, remains debated in Marfan syndrome because of a lack of data on aortic risk associated with this disease...
  16. ncbi Minimal clinically important difference, low disease activity state, and patient acceptable symptom state: methodological issues
    Florence Tubach
    , Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard (AP-HP, INSERM U738, , Paris, France
    J Rheumatol 32:2025-9. 2005
    ..Threshold values for the MCID and LDAS should be determined according to data-driven and experts' opinions and approaches...
  17. ncbi Intraarticular glucocorticoid injections in rapidly destructive hip osteoarthritis
    Caroline Villoutreix
    Rheumatology B Department, Cochin Teaching Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Paris, René Descartes Paris V University, France
    Joint Bone Spine 73:66-71. 2006
    ....
  18. ncbi Lymphoma in patients treated with anti-TNF: results of the 3-year prospective French RATIO registry
    X Mariette
    Hopital de Bicetre, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:400-8. 2010
    ..To describe cases of lymphoma associated with anti-TNF therapy, identify risk factors, estimate the incidence and compare the risks for different anti-TNF agents...
  19. ncbi Body mass index influences the response to infliximab in ankylosing spondylitis
    Sebastien Ottaviani
    Rheumatology Department, AP HP, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris, 75018, France
    Arthritis Res Ther 14:R115. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to determine whether body mass index (BMI) affects response to infliximab (IFX) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients...
  20. ncbi Case-only designs in pharmacoepidemiology: a systematic review
    Sandra Nordmann
    Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR S 738 INSERM, UMR S 738, Paris, France
    PLoS ONE 7:e49444. 2012
    ....
  21. ncbi A new multimodal geriatric discharge-planning intervention to prevent emergency visits and rehospitalizations of older adults: the optimization of medication in AGEd multicenter randomized controlled trial
    Sylvie Legrain
    Geriatric Unit, l Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
    J Am Geriatr Soc 59:2017-28. 2011
    ..To determine whether a new multimodal comprehensive discharge-planning intervention would reduce emergency rehospitalizations or emergency department (ED) visits for very old inpatients...
  22. ncbi Reporting of adherence to medication in recent randomized controlled trials of 6 chronic diseases: a systematic literature review
    Laure Gossec
    AP HP, Rheumatology B Department, Cochin Hospital, 27 rue du Faubourg St Jacques, Paris 5 University, Paris, France
    Am J Med Sci 334:248-54. 2007
    ....
  23. ncbi Data capture by digital pen in clinical trials: a qualitative and quantitative study
    Candice Estellat
    INSERM U738, Paris, France
    Contemp Clin Trials 29:314-23. 2008
    ..To investigate the use of the digital pen (DP) system to collect data in a clinical trial. To assess the accuracy of the system in this setting...
  24. ncbi Systematic review reveals heterogeneity in definition of a clinically relevant difference in pain
    Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand
    Paris 7 Denis Diderot University, Medecine Faculty, Paris, France
    J Clin Epidemiol 64:463-70. 2011
    ..To describe the pain decrease considered as clinically relevant when designing a trial and reporting its results...
  25. ncbi Individualising the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) function subscale: incorporating patient priorities for improvement to measure functional impairment in hip or knee osteoarthritis
    R Seror
    AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, INSERM, U738, Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 67:494-9. 2008
    ....
  26. ncbi Long-term follow-up of patients with tuberculosis as a complication of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonist therapy: safe re-initiation of TNF-alpha blockers after appropriate anti-tuberculous treatment
    B Denis
    Universite Paris V, Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre d Infectiologie Necker Pasteur, Paris, France
    Clin Microbiol Infect 14:183-6. 2008
    ..These data support the concept that TNF-alpha antagonists can be restarted in TB patients provided that adequate anti-TB treatment has been completed...
  27. ncbi In vitro and in vivo evidence for the role of elastase shedding of CD163 in human atherothrombosis
    Juan Antonio Moreno
    INSERM U, Paris, France
    Eur Heart J 33:252-63. 2012
    ..We analysed the relationship between CD163 solubilization and elastase in vitro, in macrophage culture, ex vivo in human atherosclerotic plaque samples, and in vivo, in plasma of patients with coronary artery disease...
  28. ncbi Identification of periplakin as a new target for autoreactivity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
    Camille Taillé
    Service de Pneumologie, et Centre de Compétence des Maladies Pulmonaires Rares, Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183:759-66. 2011
    ..Injury to alveolar epithelial cells is central to the pathophysiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). An abnormal autoimmune response directed against antigens of the alveolar epithelium may contribute to the disease...
  29. ncbi Neurologic complications and outcomes of infective endocarditis in critically ill patients: the ENDOcardite en REAnimation prospective multicenter study
    Romain Sonneville
    Service de Réanimation Médicale et des Maladies Infectieuses, Universite Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris AP HP, Paris, France
    Crit Care Med 39:1474-81. 2011
    ..To describe the clinical spectrum of infective endocarditis in critically ill patients and assess the impact of neurologic complications on outcomes...
  30. ncbi Delphi-consensus weights for ischemic and bleeding events to be included in a composite outcome for RCTs in thrombosis prevention
    Agnes Dechartres
    UMR S 738, INSERM, Paris, France
    PLoS ONE 6:e18461. 2011
    ..To weight ischemic and bleeding events according to their severity to be used in a composite outcome in RCTs in the field of thrombosis prevention...
  31. ncbi Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial (Marfan Sartan) of angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy versus placebo in individuals with Marfan syndrome
    Delphine Detaint
    Centre de référence pour le syndrome de Marfan et apparentés, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
    Arch Cardiovasc Dis 103:317-25. 2010
    ....
  32. ncbi Methodological differences in clinical trials evaluating nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatments of hip and knee osteoarthritis
    Isabelle Boutron
    Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Paris, Faculte Xavier Bichat, Universite Paris VII, Paris, France
    JAMA 290:1062-70. 2003
    ....
  33. ncbi Predictive factors of early postoperative urinary retention in the postanesthesia care unit
    Hawa Keita
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
    Anesth Analg 101:592-6, table of contents. 2005
    ..Age (>or=50 yr), amount of intraoperative fluid volume (>or=750 mL), and bladder volume on entry to PACU (>or=270 mL) were independent predictive factors for this complication...
  34. ncbi Use of procalcitonin to reduce patients' exposure to antibiotics in intensive care units (PRORATA trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
    Lila Bouadma
    Service de Reanimation Medicale, Universite Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
    Lancet 375:463-74. 2010
    ..We aimed to establish the effectiveness of an algorithm based on the biomarker procalcitonin to reduce antibiotic exposure in this setting...
  35. ncbi Methodology of therapeutic trials: lessons from the late evidence of the cardiovascular toxicity of some coxibs
    Philippe Ravaud
    INSERM U738, Département d Epidémiologie, de Biostatistique et de Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, Faculte Xavier Bichat, Universite Paris 7, Paris Cedex 18, France
    Joint Bone Spine 72:451-5. 2005
    ..The advantages and drawbacks of observational studies and randomized trials are reviewed. Emphasis is put on the usefulness of independent steering committees for therapeutic trials and on the value of cumulative meta-analyses...
  36. ncbi Risk of tuberculosis is higher with anti-tumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibody therapy than with soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor therapy: The three-year prospective French Research Axed on Tolerance of Biotherapies registry
    F Tubach
    Universite Paris 7 Denis Diderot, INSERM U738, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris AP HP, Hopital Bichat, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Paris, France
    Arthritis Rheum 60:1884-94. 2009
    ..Our objective was to describe cases of TB associated with anti-TNF mAb therapy, identify risk factors, and estimate the incidence...
  37. ncbi Measure of function in rheumatoid arthritis: individualised or classical scales?
    R Seror
    Département d Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, INSERM U738, Hopital Bichat, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:97-101. 2010
    ..The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) is the most widely used measure of function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  38. ncbi Effect of oseltamivir, zanamivir or oseltamivir-zanamivir combination treatments on transmission of influenza in households
    Fabrice Carrat
    APHP, Hopital Saint Antoine, Unité de santé publique, Paris, France
    Antivir Ther 17:1085-90. 2012
    ..The effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors to reduce transmission when used as treatment in influenza-infected patients remains debated...
  39. ncbi Personal decision-making criteria related to seasonal and pandemic A(H1N1) influenza-vaccination acceptance among French healthcare workers
    Lila Bouadma
    Réanimation Médicale et des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Nord Val de Seine, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
    PLoS ONE 7:e38646. 2012
    ..In France, this vaccination is free but administered on a voluntary basis. We investigated the factors influencing HCW influenza vaccination...
  40. ncbi Role of the post-marketing authorisation studies in drug risk surveillance: specifications and methodologies
    Florence Tubach
    Centre de Pharmaco épidémiologie, Paris, France
    Therapie 66:355-62, 347-54. 2011
    ..Concerning the specifications and the choice of methodology, only a general outline has been sketched in view of the complexity and diversity of drug risks situations...
  41. ncbi Infant rhythms versus parental time: promoting parent-infant synchrony
    Antoine Guedeney
    Hospital Bichat Claude Bernard, APHP, University Paris 7, Paris, France
    J Physiol Paris 105:195-200. 2011
    ....
  42. ncbi Anti-RNA polymerase III antibody prevalence and associated clinical manifestations in a large series of French patients with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study
    Olivier Meyer
    Universite Paris 7 Denis Diderot, UFR de Medecine, APHP Hôpital Bichat, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France
    J Rheumatol 37:125-30. 2010
    ..To determine the prevalence of anti-RNA polymerase III autoantibodies in French patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to identify the associated clinical manifestations...
  43. ncbi Independent behavior of commensal flora for carriage of fluoroquinolone-resistant bacteria in patients at admission
    Victoire de Lastours
    Department of Internal Medicine, Hopital Beaujon, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, 100 Boulevard Général Leclerc, 92100 Clichy, France
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 54:5193-200. 2010
    ..Consequences of environmental selective pressures vary in each commensal flora according to its local specificities (clinical trial NCT00520715 [http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00520715])...
  44. ncbi Fear-avoidance beliefs about back pain in patients with acute LBP
    Emmanuel Coudeyre
    Centre de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation Notre Dame, Avenue Joseph Claussat, Chamalières cedex, Paris, France
    Clin J Pain 23:720-5. 2007
    ..We aimed to assess fear-avoidance beliefs in patients with acute low back pain (LBP) and to identify features of patients and general practitioners (GPs) associated with patients' fear-avoidance beliefs...
  45. ncbi The RATIO observatory: French registry of opportunistic infections, severe bacterial infections, and lymphomas complicating anti-TnFalpha therapy
    Florence Tubach
    INSERM U738, Bichat Teaching Hospital, Xavier Bichat School of Medicine, Paris 7 University, Paris, France
    Joint Bone Spine 72:456-60. 2005
    ....
  46. ncbi Emergence of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in patients receiving tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists
    F Tubach
    Universite Paris 7, Faculte de Medecine, Paris, France
    Clin Infect Dis 43:e95-100. 2006
    ..Patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) antagonists have an increased risk of infection, but infection due to Legionella pneumophila has rarely been described in patients receiving such therapy...
  47. ncbi Age-adapted morphine titration produces equivalent analgesia and adverse effects in younger and older patients
    H Keita
    Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Hospital Louis Mourier, Department of Anaesthesia, Colombes, France
    Eur J Anaesthesiol 25:352-6. 2008
    ..To determine the efficacy and safety of intravenous postoperative morphine titration in the elderly compared with younger patients...
  48. ncbi Managing osteoarthritis of the knee: conclusions about use of NSAIDs are misleading
    Florence Tubach
    BMJ 330:672; author reply 672-3. 2005
  49. ncbi General practitioners' fear-avoidance beliefs influence their management of patients with low back pain
    Emmanuel Coudeyre
    Hopital Cochin, AP-HP, Universite Paris 5, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
    Pain 124:330-7. 2006
    ..001) for chronic LBP. GPs' fear-avoidance beliefs about LBP negatively influence their following guidelines concerning physical and occupational activities for patients with LBP...
  50. ncbi Spinal tuberculosis: a longitudinal study with clinical, laboratory, and imaging outcomes
    Laurence Le Page
    APHP, , , 92110 Clichy, France
    Semin Arthritis Rheum 36:124-9. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Significant imaging abnormalities can persist after successful treatment of ST. These findings suggest that MRI need not be repeated in patients with clinical and laboratory improvement...
  51. ncbi Liver fibrosis in women with chronic hepatitis C: evidence for the negative role of the menopause and steatosis and the potential benefit of hormone replacement therapy
    Liana Codes
    Service d Hepatologie, University of Paris VII, AP HP Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
    Gut 56:390-5. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the severity of chronic hepatitis C in women, in relation to the menopause, steatosis and hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...