Prevention of HBV reactivation from anti-HBc-positive liver grafts: Searching for the consensus

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 186-188

  Roque Afonso, Anne Marie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY;

CONSENSUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 0347320499     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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