Prognostic value of progressive decrease in serum cholesterol in predicting survival in Child-Pugh C viral cirrhosis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1213-1218

  D'Arienzo, A ^a   Manguso, F ^a   Scaglione, G ^a   Vicinanza, G ^a   Bennato, R ^a   Mazzacca, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Liver cirrhosis; Prognosis; Survival; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0031775117     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850172593     Document Type: Article

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