Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score-based allocation systems have been adopted by most countries in Europe and North America. Indeed, the MELD score is a robust marker of early mortality for patients with cirrhosis. Except for extreme values, high pretransplant MELD scores do not signific
Model for end-stage liver disease-based allocation system for liver transplantation in Argentina: does it work outside the United States?
✍ Scribed by L. McCormack; A. Gadano; J. Lendoire; O. Imventarza; O. Andriani; O. Gil; L. Toselli; L. Bisigniano; E. De Santibañes
- Book ID
- 111221086
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 342 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1365-182X
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