Predicting the advent of ascites and other complications in primary biliary cirrhosis: A staged model approach

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 573-582

  Chan, C W ^a   Tsochatzis, E A ^a   Carpenter, J R ^b   Rigamonti, C ^a,c   Gunsar, F ^a   Burroughs, A K ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPTICEMIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDEMA; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERITONITIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 75749090403     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04215.x     Document Type: Article

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