Transplantation for alcoholic liver disease in an era of organ shortage

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9202, 2000, Pages 424-425

  McMaster, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034606926     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)82004-8     Document Type: Note

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