External validation of a prognostic model for predicting survival of cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2374-2378

  Guardiola, Jordi ^a   Baliellas, Carme ^b   Xiol, Xavier ^b   Fernandez Esparrach, Glòria ^b   Ginès, Pere ^b   Ventura, Pere ^b   Vazquez, Santiago ^b  

^a Hospital Comarcal de L'Alt Penedes   (Spain)

^b Hospital de L'Alt Penedès ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORGAN; PARACENTESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERFORMANCE; PERITONEUM VEIN SHUNT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036734313     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)04285-5     Document Type: Article

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