Hepatitis after liver transplantation: The role of the known and unknown viruses

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 461-468

  Pessoa, M G ^a   Terrault, N A ^a   Ferrell, L D ^a   Detmer, J ^a   Kolberg, J ^a   Collins, M L ^a   Viele, M ^a   Lake, J R ^a   Roberts, J P ^a   Ascher, N L ^a   Wright, T L ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031762337     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500040603     Document Type: Article

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