MELD score is a better prognostic model than Child-Turcotte-Pugh score or Discriminant Function score in patients with alcoholic hepatitis.

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Published in J Hepatol on May 01, 2005

Authors

Wichit Srikureja1, Namgyal L Kyulo, Bruce A Runyon, Ke-Qin Hu

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.

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