Survival benefit of high serum bilirubin and low alkaline phosphatase in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1413-1415

  Han, Seung Seok ^a   Na, Ki Young ^a,b   Chae, Dong Wan ^a,b   Kim, Yon Su ^a   Kim, Suhnggwon ^a   Chin, Ho Jun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954342198     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02942.x     Document Type: Letter

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