Predictions from a hard liver

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-177

  Bosch, Jaime ^a  

^a Hospital Clinic   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; DEATH; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER SIZE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELASTICITY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33745810587     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.06.002     Document Type: Editorial

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