Limits to liver transplantation in the UK

Gut

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 883-885

  Pereira, S P ^a   Williams, R ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031837159     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.42.6.883     Document Type: Review

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