Liver transplantation for haemophiliacs with hepatitis C cirrhosis

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 870-875

  McCarthy, M ^a   Gane, E ^a   Pereira, S ^a   Tibbs, C J ^a   Heaton, N ^a   Rela, M ^a   Hambley, H ^a   Williams, Roger ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cirrhosis; haemophilia; hepatitis C virus; liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030463476     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.6.870     Document Type: Article

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