Gc-globulin to predict outcome in acute liver failure: A panacea?

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1169-1171

  Jalan, Rajiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 27244447810     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20507     Document Type: Editorial

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