Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 656

Full Length Research Paper

Care of patients with liver cirrhosis: How are we doing?

Deepak Amarapurkar
  • Deepak Amarapurkar
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Mrudul V. dharod*
  • Mrudul V. dharod*
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Madhuri Chandnani
  • Madhuri Chandnani
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Rajiv Baijal
  • Rajiv Baijal
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Praveen kumar
  • Praveen kumar
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Mayank Jain
  • Mayank Jain
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Nikhil Patel
  • Nikhil Patel
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Praful Kamani
  • Praful Kamani
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Nimish Shah
  • Nimish Shah
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Sandeep Kulkarni
  • Sandeep Kulkarni
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Sonali Gautam
  • Sonali Gautam
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Apurva Shah
  • Apurva Shah
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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Soham Doshi
  • Soham Doshi
  • Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital And Medical Research Center, 12, Marine lines, Mumbai -20, India.
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  •  Received: 13 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 December 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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