Coordinating care in patients with cirrhosis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 859-861

  Kanwal, Fasiha ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84879212279     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.03.015     Document Type: Editorial

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