Liver transplantation in cirrhotic patients over 60 years of age

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  De la Pena A ^a   Herrero, J I ^a   Sangro, B ^a   Pardo, F ^a   Hernandez J L ^a   Alvarez Cienfuegos J ^a   Quiroga, J ^a   Prieto, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contraindications; Elderly; Liver cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031626766     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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