Is liver transplantation an appropriate treatment for acute alcoholic hepatitis?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 829-831

  Lucey, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ANABOLIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0036623471     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00086-7     Document Type: Editorial

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