Resolution of spur cell anemia with liver transplantation: A case report and review of the literature

Transplantation

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 993-995

  Chitale, Aniruddha A ^a,b   Sterling, Richard K ^a   Post, Anthony B ^a   Silver, Bernard J ^a   Mulligan, David C ^a   Schulak, James A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCYTOSIS; ACQUIRED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 0032522556     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199804150-00021     Document Type: Article

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