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A MELD-Based Model to Determine Risk of Mortality Among Patients With Acute Variceal Bleeding

✍ Scribed by Reverter, Enric; Tandon, Puneeta; Augustin, Salvador; Turon, Fanny; Casu, Stefania; Bastiampillai, Ravin; Keough, Adam; Llop, Elba; González, Antonio; Seijo, Susana; Berzigotti, Annalisa; Ma, Mang; Genescà, Joan; Bosch, Jaume; García–Pagán, Joan Carles; Abraldes, Juan G.

Book ID
122120337
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Weight
982 KB
Volume
146
Category
Article
ISSN
0016-5085

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