Prediction of large esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients using classification and regression tree analysis

OBJECTIVES: Recent guidelines recommend that all cirrhotic patients should undergo endoscopic screening for esophageal varices. That identifying cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices by noninvasive predictors would allow for the restriction of the performance of endoscopy to patients with a hig...

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Main Authors: Wan-dong Hong, Le-mei Dong, Zen-cai Jiang, Qi-huai Zhu, Shu-Qing Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000100021