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Editorial
Arnulfo E Morales-Galicia, Mariana M Ramírez-Mejía, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodriguez, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
World J Hepatol
16(12):1365-1370.
Published online Dec 27, 2024.
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Jia-Yi Du, Chu-Ting Zhang, Ting Li, Ya-Ping Li
World J Hepatol
16(12):1371-1376.
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doi: 10.4254/wjh.v16.i12.1371
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Outpatient management after hospitalisation for acute decompensation of cirrhosis: A practical guide 
Adonis A Protopapas, Alexandra Tsankof, Ioanna Papagiouvanni, Georgia Kaiafa, Lemonia Skoura, Christos Savopoulos, Ioannis Goulis
World J Hepatol
16(12):1377-1394.
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Received: 06/12/2024
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Retrospective Cohort Study
Hua-Dong Li, Ya-Nan Liu, Shuang Wu, Xu-Feng Quan, Xiao-Yan Wang, Tian-Dan Xiang, Shu-Meng Li, Ling Xu, Tong Wang, Hua Wang, Xin Zheng
World J Hepatol
16(12):1395-1406.
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Received: 08/18/2024
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Yu-Jin Zhu, Yan Zhang, Yao Rao, Yong Jiang, Yong-Gang Liu, Jian-Zhou Li, Jia-Qi Yuan, Ying Zhao, Wen-Wen Zheng, Lin Ma, Chun-Yan Wang, Jia Li
World J Hepatol
16(12):1407-1416.
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Krevosha Pillay, Zafar Ahmed Khan, Ekene Emmanuel Nweke, Jones Omoshoro-Jones
World J Hepatol
16(12):1417-1428.
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Shao-Wen Wang, Yu-Wen Chang, Ching Wang, Yu-Ming Cheng, Tsung-Han Hsieh, Chia-Chi Wang, Jia-Horng Kao
World J Hepatol
16(12):1429-1440.
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Yu Zhang, Hong Zhao, Shi-Bo Ji, Hui-Chun Xing
World J Hepatol
16(12):1441-1449.
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Observational Study
Ting-Ting Jiang, Xiao-Li Liu, Hao Yu, Ya-Xuan Sun, Jia-Yan Zhou, Zhi-Yun Yang, Guang Chen
World J Hepatol
16(12):1450-1457.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Yong-Bo Yu, Xiu-Juan Fu, Guo-Fen Xu, Ling-Yun Niu, Ruo-Nan Duan, Jia Yao, Ning-Hui Zhao
World J Hepatol
16(12):1458-1467.
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Basic Study
Felipe Schütz, Larisse Longo, Melina Belén Keingeski, Eduardo Filippi-Chiela, Carolina Uribe-Cruz, Mário Reis Álvares-da-Silva
World J Hepatol
16(12):1468-1479.
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16(12):1480-1492.
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World J Hepatol
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Case Report
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World J Hepatol
16(12):1505-1514.
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Received: 05/21/2024
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