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Editorial
. 2021 May;9(4):421-422.
doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12074. Epub 2021 May 3.

Identifying the four shades of acute decompensation of cirrhosis

Carmine Gambino  1 , Salvatore Piano  1
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Editorial

Identifying the four shades of acute decompensation of cirrhosis

Carmine Gambino et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2021 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: ACLF; cirrhosis; hepatology; liver; portal hypertension.

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Conflict of interest statement

Carmine Gambino and Salvatore Piano have nothing to disclose regarding the content of this manuscript. Salvatore Piano advises Mallinckrodt.

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