Outcome after liver transplantation: More than just survival rates

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-9

  Bucuvalas, John C ^a   Alonso, Estella ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 12344324845     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20321     Document Type: Editorial

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