Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2011; 17(30): 3479-3486
Published online Aug 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i30.3479
How albumin administration for cirrhosis impacts on hospital albumin consumption and expenditure
Federica Mirici-Cappa, Paolo Caraceni, Marco Domenicali, Ernesto Gelonesi, Barbara Benazzi, Giacomo Zaccherini, Franco Trevisani, Cristina Puggioli, Mauro Bernardi
Federica Mirici-Cappa, Paolo Caraceni, Marco Domenicali, Ernesto Gelonesi, Barbara Benazzi, Giacomo Zaccherini, Franco Trevisani, Mauro Bernardi, Department of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Cristina Puggioli, UO Pharmacology, S Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Author contributions: Mirici-Cappa F, Caraceni P and Bernardi M designed the research; Mirici-Cappa F, Caraceni P, Bernardi M, Domenicali M, Trevisani F and Puggioli C analyzed the data, Gelonesi E, Benazzi B, and Zaccherini G collected the data, Mirici-Cappa F, Caraceni P and Bernardi M wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Mauro Bernardi, Professor, UO Semeiotica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Albertoni, 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy. mauro.bernardi@unibo.it
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Received: September 29, 2010
Revised: December 27, 2010
Accepted: January 3, 2011
Published online: August 14, 2011
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