Prognostic factors in paediatric acute liver failure

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-51

  Ciocca, Mirta ^a   Ramonet, M ^b   Cuarterolo, M ^a   Lopez S ^a   Cernadas, C ^a   Alvarez F ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL PROFESOR ALEJANDRO POSADAS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS A; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; BILIRUBIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38049123536     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.115113     Document Type: Article

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