Michael L. Volk, MD, MSc, AGAF

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Hospital Readmission of Patients With Cirrhosis: A Canary in a Coal Mine Michael L. Volk, MD, MSc, AGAF Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 760-761 (May 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.12.013 Copyright © 2016 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Time to first readmission after hospitalization for complications of cirrhosis (Figure from Volk ML, Tocco RS, Bazick J et al. Hospital Readmissions Among Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol 2012;107:247-252.) Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2016 14, 760-761DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2015.12.013) Copyright © 2016 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions