Developing concepts on MELD: Delta and cutoffs

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 790-792

  D'Amico, Gennaro ^a  

^a VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ASCITES; BLEEDING; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 18844462432     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.03.009     Document Type: Editorial

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