Guidelines for selection of patients for liver transplantation in the era of donor-organ shortage

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9190, 1999, Pages 1636-1639

  Neuberger, James ^a   James, Oliver ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033530376     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)90002-8     Document Type: Note

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