Evidence-Based Incorporation of Serum Sodium Concentration Into MELD

Gastroenterology

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1652-1660

  Biggins, Scott W ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Kim, W Ray ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Terrault, Norah A ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Saab, Sammy ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Balan, Vijay ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Schiano, Thomas ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Benson, Joanne ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Therneau, Terry ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Kremers, Walter ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Wiesner, Russell ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Kamath, Patrick ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Klintmalm, Goran ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33646372427     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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