Liver transplantation for variceal hemorrhage

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-353

  Vargas, H E ^a   Rakela, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0033047359     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30212-5     Document Type: Review

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