TY - JOUR AU - Parkes, Julie AU - Guha, Indra Neil AU - Harris, Scott AU - Rosenberg, William MC AU - Roderick, Paul J. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/12/28 TI - Systematic review of the diagnostic performance of serum markers of liver fibrosis in alcoholic liver disease JO - Comparative Hepatology SP - 5 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a significant cause of death and morbidity. Detection of liver fibrosis at an early stage could provide opportunities for more optimal management. Serum markers of liver fibrosis offer an alternative to biopsy. Evidence of the performance of biomarkers in ALD is needed and a systematic review to evaluate available studies was conducted. SN - 1476-5926 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5926-11-5 DO - 10.1186/1476-5926-11-5 ID - Parkes2012 ER -