A clinical prediction rule and platelet count predict esophageal varices in children

Gastroenterology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2009-2016

  Gana, Juan Cristóbal ^a   Turner, Dan ^b   Mielivergani, Giorgina ^c   Davenport, Mark ^c   Miloh, Tamir ^d,j   Avitzur, Yaron ^e,i   Yap, Jason ^f   Morinville, Veronique ^g   Brill, Herbert ^h   Ling, Simon C ⁱ  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^j PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Diagnostic Tests; Pediatric Chronic Liver Disease; Portal Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN SIZE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 81855167470     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: 15280012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.08.049     Document Type: Article

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