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. 2022 Sep 1;117(9):1539.
doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001660. Epub 2022 Feb 10.

MELD vs Maddrey Discriminant Function in Alcoholic Hepatitis: The Battle for the Best Score

Anuraag Jena  1 , Arup Choudhury, Anupam Kumar Singh
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MELD vs Maddrey Discriminant Function in Alcoholic Hepatitis: The Battle for the Best Score

Anuraag Jena et al. Am J Gastroenterol. .
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  • The MELD Score Is Superior to the Maddrey Discriminant Function Score to Predict Short-Term Mortality in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: A Global Study.
    Morales-Arráez D, Ventura-Cots M, Altamirano J, Abraldes JG, Cruz-Lemini M, Thursz MR, Atkinson SR, Sarin SK, Kim W, Chavez-Araujo R, Higuera-de la Tijera MF, Singal AK, Shah VH, Kamath PS, Duarte-Rojo A, Charles EA, Vargas V, Jager M, Rautou PE, Rincon D, Zamarripa F, Restrepo-Gutiérrez JC, Torre A, Lucey MR, Arab JP, Mathurin P, Louvet A, García-Tsao G, González JA, Verna EC, Brown RS Jr, Argemi J, Fernández-Carrillo C, Clemente A, Alvarado-Tapias E, Forrest E, Allison M, Bataller R. Morales-Arráez D, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Feb 1;117(2):301-310. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001596. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022. PMID: 34962498 Free PMC article.

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