Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis

OBJECTIVE: A nationwide analysis of alcoholic hepatitis (AH) admissions was conducted to determine the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on short-term survival and hospital resource utilization.

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Main Authors: Paul J Thuluvath, Eric Ahn, Geoffrey C Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/930827
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spellingShingle Paul J Thuluvath
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Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis
title_full Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis
title_fullStr Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis
title_full_unstemmed Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis
title_short Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis
title_sort hepatitis c as a prognostic indicator among noncirrhotic patients hospitalized with alcoholic hepatitis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/930827
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