Liver transplantation: Challenge of medical necessity and allocation;Lebertransplantation zwischen indikation und spenderallokation

Internist

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1233-1245

  Strassburg, C P ^a   Becker, ^a   Klempnauer, J ^a   Manns, M P ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allocation Urgency criteria; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Living related liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METABOLIC DISORDER; ORGAN DONOR; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 11144298982     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-004-1295-3     Document Type: Review

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