Acute on chronic liver disease in children from the developing world: Recognition and prognosis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-82

  Jagadisan, Barath ^a   Srivastava, Anshu ^a   Yachha, Surender Kumar ^a   Poddar, Ujjal ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

acute on chronic liver disease; child; chronic liver disease; hepatitis A; hepatitis E; liver failure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ON CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; ROC CURVE; SUPERINFECTION;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 84855347012     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318228d7da     Document Type: Article

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