Characteristics of Patients With Cirrhosis Who Are Discharged From the Hospital Against Medical Advice

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Myers, Robert P ^a   Shaheen, Abdel Aziz M ^a   Hubbard, James N ^a   Kaplan, Gilaad G ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 67649363299     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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