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Hyponatremia May Predict Mortality Among Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant
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Title Hyponatremia May Predict Mortality Among Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580160?src=rss
Description A study shows that the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease and the serum sodium concentration are important predictors of survival among candidates for liver transplantation. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date Sep 9, 2008
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