Hepatitis C infection in children who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 644-648

  Nelson, Suzanne P ^a,b   Jonas, Maureen M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; hepatitis C virus; liver disease

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029940809     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90665-X     Document Type: Article

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