Timing of liver transplantation in alcoholic cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 302-307

  Tome, Santiago ^a   Lucey, Michael R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0041828279     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(03)00290-3     Document Type: Review

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