What is the significance of acute liver allograft rejection?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-150

  Neuberger, J ^a   Adams, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031750388     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80190-6     Document Type: Editorial

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