Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, as a prognostic factor for post-operative morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic patients, undergoing hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma
β Scribed by Spiros G. Delis; Andreas Bakoyiannis; Ioannis Biliatis; Konstantinos Athanassiou; Nikos Tassopoulos; Christos Dervenis
- Book ID
- 111220963
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1365-182X
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