Predictors of short-term outcome of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Turkish cirrhotic patients [2]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 657-660

  Soylu, Ali Riza ^a   Dökmeci, Gulbin ^a   Tezel, Ahmet ^a   Ümit, Hasan ^a   Amuca, Hümeyra ^a   Akova, Murat ^b   Türe, Mevlüt ^a   Bayraktar, Yusuf ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 19944364163     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03772.x     Document Type: Letter

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