Prognostic scoring indices in Wilson disease: A case series and cautionary tale

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 466-469

  Fischer, Ryan T ^a   Soltys, Kyle A ^a   Squires Jr , Robert H ^a   Jaffe, Ronald ^a   Mazariegos, George V ^a   Shneider, Benjamin L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

acute liver failure; cirrhosis; copper; liver transplant; metabolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; WILSON DISEASE; WILSON INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953833603     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31820b0211     Document Type: Article

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