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Published in: Critical Care 2/2010

01-04-2010 | Review

Renal dysfunction in chronic liver disease

Authors: Andy Slack, Andrew Yeoman, Julia Wendon

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2010

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Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2010 (Springer Verlag) and co-published as a series in Critical Care. Other articles in the series can be found online at http://​ccforum.​com/​series/​yearbook. Further information about the Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://​www.​springer.​com/​series/​2855.
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Metadata
Title
Renal dysfunction in chronic liver disease
Authors
Andy Slack
Andrew Yeoman
Julia Wendon
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc8855

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