Quality of life, employment, and alcohol consumption after liver transplantation

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 130-141

  Bravata, Dena M ^a,b   Keeffe, Emmet B ^b   Owens, Douglas K ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECIPIENT; SALARY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034948815     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075200-200106000-00006     Document Type: Article

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