Hospital readmissions for decompensated cirrhosis

Clinical Liver Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 138-140

  Volk, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 84921357827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cld.420     Document Type: Review

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