Relationship of the model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scale to hepatic encephalopathy, as defined by electroencephalography and neuropsychometric testing, and ascites

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1395-1399

  Yoo, Hwan Y ^a   Edwin, David ^a   Thuluvath, Paul J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOPKINS VERBAL LEARNING TEST; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REY OSTERREITH COMPLEX FIGURE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037635223     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07466.x     Document Type: Article

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