Survival following the development of ascites and/or peripheral oedema in primary biliary cirrhosis: A staged prognostic model

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1081-1089

  Chan, Chun Wing ^a   Carpenter, James R ^b   Rigamonti, Cristina ^a   Gunsar, Fulya ^a   Burroughs, Andrew K ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid retention; Liver transplantation; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Prognostic score

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FLUID RETENTION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ASCITES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24744431630     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510023215     Document Type: Article

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