Liver transplantation for methadone-maintained opiate dependents: Making the case for cautious optimism

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1183-1184

  Di Martini, Andrea ^a   Weinrieb, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0141557860     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-6143.2003.00217.x     Document Type: Review

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