Intravenous albumin with diuretics: Protean lessons to be learnt?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 727-730

  Blendis, L ^a   Wong, F ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ASCITES; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIURESIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PARACENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM RESTRICTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033065562     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80207-4     Document Type: Editorial

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