Effect of molecular adsorbent recirculating system in hepatitis C virus-related intractable pruritus

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-443

  Doria, Cataldo ^a   Mandalá, Lucio ^a   Smith, Jan ^a   Vitale, Claudio H ^a   Lauro, Augusto ^a   Gruttadauria, Salvatore ^a   Marino, Ignazio R ^a   Foglieni, Carlo Scotti ^a   Magnone, Mario ^a   Scott, Victor L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILE ACID; COLESTYRAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEVICE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0344059208     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2003.50055     Document Type: Article

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