The influence of hepatitis C virus genotypes on the outcome of liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-27

  Vargas, H E ^a   Laskus, T ^a   Wang, L F ^a   Radkowski, M ^a   Poutous, A ^a   Lee, R ^a   Demetris, J A ^a   Gayowski, T ^a   Marino, I R ^a   Singh, N ^a   Dodson, F ^a   Casavilla, A ^a   Fung, J J ^a   Rakela, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INTERFERON; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT VIRUS INFECTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031982849     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500040103     Document Type: Article

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