Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)

Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis and Assessment of Prognostic Models: A Population-Based Study

  • Jack XQ Pang,
  • Erin Ross,
  • Meredith A Borman,
  • Scott Zimmer,
  • Gilaad G Kaplan,
  • Steven J Heitman,
  • Mark G Swain,
  • Kelly Burak,
  • Hude Quan,
  • Robert P Myers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/814827
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 3
pp. 131 – 138

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is associated with a substantial risk for short-term mortality.