Non-selective β-blockers are associated with improved survival in patients with ascites listed for liver transplantation.

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Published in Gut on October 03, 2014

Authors

Joanna A Leithead1, Neil Rajoriya2, Nadeem Tehami2, James Hodson3, Bridget K Gunson1, Dhiraj Tripathi2, James W Ferguson2

Author Affiliations

1: Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK NIHR Biomedical Research Unit and Centre for Liver Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
2: Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
3: Department of Statistics, Wolfson Building, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

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