Alcoholic cirrhosis is a good indication for liver transplantation, even for cases of recidivism

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Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-426

  Pageaux, G P ^a   Michel, J ^a   Coste, V ^b   Perney, P ^b   Possoz, P ^a   Perrigault, P F ^a   Navarro, F ^a   Fabre, J M ^a   Domergue, J ^a   Blanc, P ^a   Larrey, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cirrhosis; Liver; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; RELAPSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032775206     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.45.3.421     Document Type: Article

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