Living related liver transplantation: Medical and social aspects of a controversial therapy

Gut

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-145

  Broelsch, C E ^a   Testa, G ^a   Alexandrou, A ^a   Malago M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0036155538     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.50.2.143     Document Type: Short Survey

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