Clinical course and prognostic factors of hepatorenal syndrome: A retrospective single-center cohort study

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 685-691

  Licata, Anna ^a   Maida, Marcello ^a   Bonaccorso, Ambra ^a   Macaluso, Fabio Salvatore ^a   Cappello, Maria ^a   Craxì, Antonio ^a   Almasio, Piero Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Hepatorenal syndrome; Liver cirrhosis; Mortality; Vasoactive drugs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892848896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i12.685     Document Type: Article

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