Efficacy of liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis with respect to recidivism and compliance

Transplantation

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 560-565

  Berlakovich, Gabriela A ^a   Steininger, Rudolf ^a   Herbst, Friedrich ^a   Barlan, Murat ^a   Mittlböck, Martina ^a   Mühlbacher, Ferdinand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; OKT 3; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CYCLOSPORINE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0027937426     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199409150-00006     Document Type: Article

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