MELD and the quality of life

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-136

  Freeman, Richard B ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCITES; BRAIN DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 13944254790     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20322     Document Type: Editorial

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