Impact of gastroenterology consultation on the outcomes of patients admitted to the hospital with decompensated cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1089-1095

  Bini, Edmund J ^a   Weinshel, Elizabeth H ^a   Generoso, Ramon ^a   Salman, Loay ^a   Dahr, Georges ^a   Pena Sing, Ivan ^a   Komorowski, Thomas ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035189593     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.29204     Document Type: Article

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