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The systemic inflammatory response syndrome in acute liver failure

  1. Nancy Rolando1,*,
  2. Jim Wade2,
  3. Milagros Davalos1,
  4. Julia Wendon1,
  5. John Philpott-Howard2,
  6. Roger Williams3

Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2000.17687

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 32, Issue 4, pages 734–739, October 2000

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Rolando, N., Wade, J., Davalos, M., Wendon, J., Philpott-Howard, J. and Williams, R. (2000), The systemic inflammatory response syndrome in acute liver failure. Hepatology, 32: 734–739. doi: 10.1053/jhep.2000.17687

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  1. 1

    Institute of Liver Studies, Guy's King's & St Thomas' Medical School, London

  2. 2

    Dulwich Public Health Laboratory & Medical Microbiology, Guy's King's & St Thomas' Medical School, London

  3. 3

    Institute of Hepatology, University College London, London, UK

*Department of Surgery, Liver Transplantation and Hepato Biliary Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Pond St., London NW3 2QG UK. fax: (44) 0207 830 2198

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 JUL 2000
  4. Manuscript Received: 1 FEB 2000

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