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High-density lipoprotein cholesterol improves the model for end-stage liver disease scoring system for prognostic prediction of acute liver failure

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Pages 506-508 | Received 14 Sep 2009, Accepted 14 Nov 2009, Published online: 14 Dec 2009

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