Liver Transplantation in European Patients with the Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 329, Issue 25, 1993, Pages 1842-1847

  Samuel, Didier ^a   Muller, Rainer ^b   Alexander, Graeme ^c   Fassati, Luigi ^d   Ducot, Beatrice ^e   Benhamou, Jean Pierre ^f   Bismuth, Henri ^a  

^a Paul Brousse Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DONOR; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS D; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0027369425     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199312163292503     Document Type: Article

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