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Original Article

Patients with liver cirrhosis show worse survival if decompensation occurs later during course of disease than at diagnosis

Emma NilssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; ;Gastroenterology Clinic, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Harald AndersonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cancer Epidemiology Division, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;
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Konstantina SargentiDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; ;Gastroenterology Clinic, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;
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Stefan LindgrenGastroenterology Clinic, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; ;Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Hanne PrytzDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; ;Gastroenterology Clinic, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;
Pages 475-481 | Received 31 Jan 2018, Accepted 27 Feb 2018, Published online: 07 Mar 2018

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