Indication of liver transplantation in severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis: Quantitative evaluation and optimal timing

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-98

  Veldt, Bartholomeus Johannes ^a   Lainé, Fabrice ^a   Guillygomarc'h, Anne ^a   Lauvin, Laurence ^a   Boudjema, Karim ^b   Messner, Michel ^a   Brissot, Pierre ^a   Deugnier, Yves ^a   Moirand, Romain ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Alcoholic cirrhosis; Alcoholism; Liver transplantation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036130415     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00228-8     Document Type: Article

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