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How useful and accurate is the new Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis scoring system?

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boxed-textForrest EH et al. (2005) Analysis of the factors predictive of mortality in alcoholic hepatitis and derivation and validation of the Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score. Gut 54: 1174–1179

The Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score is a promising prognostic scoring system for patients with alcoholic hepatitis; however, further studies are required before the system can be used in clinical practice

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Morgan, T. How useful and accurate is the new Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis scoring system?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 14–15 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0365

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