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. 2024 Dec 1;30(12):1326-1329.
doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000436. Epub 2024 Jul 24.

The Liver Frailty Index enhances mortality risk prediction above and beyond MELD 3.0 alone

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The Liver Frailty Index enhances mortality risk prediction above and beyond MELD 3.0 alone

Melinda Wang et al. Liver Transpl. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Elizabeth C. Verna received grants from Salix. Andres Duarte-Rojo received grants from Echosens. Jennifer C. Lai received grants from Nestle Nutrition Sciences, consults for Genfit, consults for and advises Novo Nordisk, and advises Boehringer Ingelheim. The remaining authors have no conflicts to report.

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