Systematic review: the model for end-stage liver disease – should it replace Child-Pugh's classification for assessing prognosis in cirrhosis?
✍ Scribed by E. CHOLONGITAS; G. V. PAPATHEODORIDIS; M. VANGELI; N. TERRENI; D. PATCH; A. K. BURROUGHS
- Book ID
- 108604298
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-2813
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