Living donor liver transplantation in adults

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-6

  Broelsch, Christoph E ^a   Frilling, Andrea ^a   Testa, Giuliano ^a   Malago, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 0037250023     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200301000-00002     Document Type: Review

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