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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2011; 17(29): 3448-3452
Published online Aug 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i29.3448
Survival and prognostic factors in hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure
Kun Huang, Jin-Hua Hu, Hui-Fen Wang, Wei-Ping He, Jing Chen, Xue-Zhang Duan, Ai-Min Zhang, Xiao-Yan Liu
Kun Huang, Jin-Hua Hu, Liver Failure Treatment and Research Center, 302 Military Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
Jin-Hua Hu, Hui-Fen Wang, Wei-Ping He, Jing Chen, Xue-Zhang Duan, Ai-Min Zhang, Xiao-Yan Liu, Liver Failure Treatment and Research Center, 302 Military Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
Author contributions: Huang K analyzed the data; Huang K and Hu JH wrote the paper; Hu JH and Wang HF designed the study; Huang K, He WP, Chen J, Duan XZ, Zhang AM and Liu XY collected the data and performed the study.
Supported by National 11th Five-Year Special Major Project for Infectious Diseases (No. 2008zx10002-005-6); Collaborative Project between US and China on Major Liver Diseases (No. 2009DFA32450); The Capital Medical Research and Development (No. 20072026); the Army Medical and Health Scientific Research Fund of China, No. 06H057
Correspondence to: Jin-Hua Hu, Associate Professor, Liver Failure Treatment and Research Center, 302 Military Hospital, Beijing 100039, China. hjh@medmail.com.cn
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Received: October 7, 2010
Revised: November 8, 2010
Accepted: November 15, 2010
Published online: August 7, 2011
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