Combined MELD and blood lipid level in evaluating the prognosis of decompensated cirrhosis
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. in World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 16 (11), 1397-1401
- https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i11.1397
Abstract
AIM: To evaluate the prognostic value of the combined model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and blood lipid level in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.Keywords
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