Hepatitis E virus and acute-on-chronic liver failure

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 45-46

  Jeyamani, R ^a   Kurian, George ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ON CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETHALITY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; MORTALITY; SUPERINFECTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442583304     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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