Liver transplantation for Wilson's disease: A single-center experience

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 467-474

  Eghtesad, B ^a   Nezakatgoo, N ^a   Geraci, L C ^a   Jabbour, N ^a   Irish, W D ^a   Marsh, W ^a   Fung, J J ^a   Rakela, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PENICILLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 0032700795     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500050614     Document Type: Article

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