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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2009; 15(22): 2768-2777
Published online Jun 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2768
Published online Jun 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2768
Application of a biochemical and clinical model to predict individual survival in patients with end-stage liver disease
Eduardo Vilar Gomez, Luis Calzadilla Bertot, Enrique Arus Soler, Department of Hepatology, National Institute of Gastroenterology, Havana 10400, Cuba
Bienvenido Gra Oramas, Department of Pathology, National Institute of Gastroenterology, Havana 10400, Cuba
Raimundo Llanio Navarro, Department of Gastroenterology, National Institute of Gastroenterology, Havana 10400, Cuba
Javier Diaz Elias, Deparment of Gastroenterology, The “Calixto Garcia” Hospital, Havana 10400, Cuba
Oscar Villa Jiménez, Department of Gastroenterology, National Institute of Gastroenterology, Havana 10400, Cuba
Maria del Rosario Abreu Vazquez, Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Gastroenterology, Havana 10400, Cuba
Author contributions: Gomez EV and Bertot LC contributed equally to this work; They performed the study, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript and statistical analysis; Oramas BG, Soler EA, Elias JD, Jiménez OV performed the design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation of data; Navarro RL performed critical revision of the manuscript; Abreu Vazquez MR performed the statistical analysis.
Correspondence to: Eduardo Vilar Gomez, National Institute of Gastroenterology, 25th Avenue, 503, Vedado, Havana 10400, Cuba. vilar@infomed.sld.cu
Telephone: +53-7-8325067
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Received: February 11, 2009
Revised: May 1, 2009
Accepted: May 8, 2009
Published online: June 14, 2009
Revised: May 1, 2009
Accepted: May 8, 2009
Published online: June 14, 2009
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