Etiology and outcome for 295 patients with acute liver failure in the United States

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-34

  Schiodt, F V ^a   Atillasoy, E ^a   Shakil, A O ^a   Schiff, E R ^a   Caldwell, C ^a   Kowdley, K V ^a   Stribling, R ^a   Crippin, J S ^a   Flamm, S ^a   Somberg, K A ^a   Rosen, H ^a   McCashland, T M ^a   Hay, J E ^a   Lee, W M ^a   Bodenheimer, H ^a   Rakela, J ^a   Benner, K G ^a   Martin, P ^a   Han, S H B ^a   Blei, A T ^a   Lidofsky, S D ^a   Rouillard, S ^a   Davern, T ^a   Wiesner, R H ^a   Porayko, M K ^a   Peters, M G ^a   Carithers, R L ^a   Tzakis, A G ^a   Rodriguez, M J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 0032903828     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500050102     Document Type: Article

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