Early indicators of prognosis in fulminant hepatic failure: An assessment of the King's criteria

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-68

  Anand, Anil C ^a   Nightingale, Peter ^c   Neuberger, James M ^b  

^a Edgbaston ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fulminant hepatic failure; King's College Hospital criteria; liver transplantation; prognostic markers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031036532     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80010-4     Document Type: Article

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