Severe alcoholic hepatitis: Glucocorticoid saves lives and transplantation is promising

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2454-

  Braillon, Alain ^a  

^a GRES   (France)

Author keywords

Alcoholic hepatitis; Glucocorticoids; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 79957792660     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2454     Document Type: Letter

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