Modified model for end-stage liver disease improves short-term prognosis of hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure
Wei Chen, Jia You, Jing Chen, Qi Zheng, Jia-Ji Jiang, Yue-Yong Zhu
Wei Chen, Jia You, Jing Chen, Qi Zheng, Jia-Ji Jiang, Yue-Yong Zhu, Center for Liver Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medicine University, Fuzhou 350005, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: Chen W performed the majority of the research around this topic and wrote the manuscript; You J and Chen J were involved in the field study, analyzed the data and gave interpretations; Zheng Q and Jiang JJ performed the field study and provided valuable discussion and support; and Zhu YY was responsible for overall study concept and design, and revised the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medicine University.
Informed consent statement: Written consent was obtained from all study participants, or the local guardian, in their first medical examination.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Yue-Yong Zhu, MD, Professor, Center for Liver Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medicine University, Fuzhou 350005, Fujian Province, China. zhuyueyong@fjmu.edu.cn
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Received: June 27, 2017
Peer-review started: July 11, 2017
First decision: July 27, 2017
Revised: August 15, 2017
Accepted: September 5, 2017
Article in press: September 5, 2017
Published online: October 28, 2017